Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants

Abstract As a widely consumed beverage, tea boasts diverse health benefits. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association between tea consumption and dementia risk. We conducted a prospective cohort study with 377 592 UK Biobank participants during a 9-year follow-up. Cox regression models adjuste...

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Main Authors: He-Ying Hu, Bang-Sheng Wu, Ya-Nan Ou, Ya-Hui Ma, Yu-Yuan Huang, Wei Cheng, Lan Tan, Jin-Tai Yu
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-04-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01923-z
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author He-Ying Hu
Bang-Sheng Wu
Ya-Nan Ou
Ya-Hui Ma
Yu-Yuan Huang
Wei Cheng
Lan Tan
Jin-Tai Yu
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description Abstract As a widely consumed beverage, tea boasts diverse health benefits. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association between tea consumption and dementia risk. We conducted a prospective cohort study with 377 592 UK Biobank participants during a 9-year follow-up. Cox regression models adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, Townsend deprivation index, education, body mass index, lifestyle factors, dietary factors and apolipoprotein E4 status were used to examine the association of tea consumption with dementia risk. Subgroup analyses stratified by age, sex and forms of dementia (Alzheimer’s disease [AD] and vascular dementia [VD]) were performed. Moreover, the restricted cubic splines were used to calculate the nonlinear relationship between daily dosage of tea and dementia risk. After adjustment for all covariates, tea drinkers were 16% (95% confidence interval: 8–23) less likely to develop dementia compared with non-drinkers. Moderate consumption (1–6 cups/day) of tea exerted significant protective effects. Subgroup analyses showed that mid-aged participants or males benefited more from tea consumption. Moreover, moderate drinkers had a 16–19% lower hazard of AD and a 25–29% lower hazard of VD. Furthermore, a U-shaped association between tea consumption and dementia risk was shown (P non-linearity = 7E−04), and the consumption of around three cups per day showed the strongest protective effect. Within 3 cups/day, drinking one extra cup of tea per day brought a 6% reduction of incidence. In conclusion, moderate consumption of tea was significantly associated with a reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that tea consumption could be a modifiable lifestyle factor for dementia.
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spelling doaj.art-b687a2e218cf4d1fb8f657fb17765a1e2022-12-22T02:09:13ZengNature Publishing GroupTranslational Psychiatry2158-31882022-04-011211910.1038/s41398-022-01923-zTea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participantsHe-Ying Hu0Bang-Sheng Wu1Ya-Nan Ou2Ya-Hui Ma3Yu-Yuan Huang4Wei Cheng5Lan Tan6Jin-Tai Yu7Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityInstitute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao UniversityAbstract As a widely consumed beverage, tea boasts diverse health benefits. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association between tea consumption and dementia risk. We conducted a prospective cohort study with 377 592 UK Biobank participants during a 9-year follow-up. Cox regression models adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, Townsend deprivation index, education, body mass index, lifestyle factors, dietary factors and apolipoprotein E4 status were used to examine the association of tea consumption with dementia risk. Subgroup analyses stratified by age, sex and forms of dementia (Alzheimer’s disease [AD] and vascular dementia [VD]) were performed. Moreover, the restricted cubic splines were used to calculate the nonlinear relationship between daily dosage of tea and dementia risk. After adjustment for all covariates, tea drinkers were 16% (95% confidence interval: 8–23) less likely to develop dementia compared with non-drinkers. Moderate consumption (1–6 cups/day) of tea exerted significant protective effects. Subgroup analyses showed that mid-aged participants or males benefited more from tea consumption. Moreover, moderate drinkers had a 16–19% lower hazard of AD and a 25–29% lower hazard of VD. Furthermore, a U-shaped association between tea consumption and dementia risk was shown (P non-linearity = 7E−04), and the consumption of around three cups per day showed the strongest protective effect. Within 3 cups/day, drinking one extra cup of tea per day brought a 6% reduction of incidence. In conclusion, moderate consumption of tea was significantly associated with a reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that tea consumption could be a modifiable lifestyle factor for dementia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01923-z
spellingShingle He-Ying Hu
Bang-Sheng Wu
Ya-Nan Ou
Ya-Hui Ma
Yu-Yuan Huang
Wei Cheng
Lan Tan
Jin-Tai Yu
Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
Translational Psychiatry
title Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
title_full Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
title_fullStr Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
title_full_unstemmed Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
title_short Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants
title_sort tea consumption and risk of incident dementia a prospective cohort study of 377 592 uk biobank participants
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01923-z
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