From: Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: a neglected issue
Type of tea leaves | TB Patients | Healthy controls | ORc (95 % CI) | ORad (95 % CI)# | ||
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N | % | N | % | |||
Not drinking tea | 301 | 52.44 | 243 | 41.75 | Reference | Reference |
Black tea | 63 | 10.98 | 73 | 12.54 | 0.697 (0.478,1.016) | 0.683 (0.517,0.902)* |
Oolong | 84 | 14.63 | 98 | 16.84 | 0.692 (0.494,0.969)* | 0.674 (0.508,0.894)* |
Green tea | 126 | 21.95 | 168 | 28.87 | 0.605 (0.455,0.806)* | 0.534 (0.349,0.817)* |