Table 2 Association of tea consumption and related variables with metabolic syndrome

 Non-habitual drinker

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Habitual drinker

1.37(1.06, 1.78)

0.02

1.38(0.99,1.94)

0.06

1.35(0.90,2.03)

0.15

1.31(1.01, 1.71)

0.04

1.38(0.98,1.95)

0.06

1.17(0.76,1.79)

0.48

 0 times/week

1

1

1

1

1

1

 1–5 times/week

1.06(0.60, 1.86)

0.84

0.95(0.42,2.18)

0.91

1.17(0.53,2.54)

0.70

0.99(0.56,1.76)

0.98

0.95(0.41,2.16)

0.90

0.90(0.40,2.04)

0.80

 > 5 times/week

1.44(1.09, 1.89)

0.01

1.43(1.01,2.01)

0.04

1.42(0.89,2.27)

0.14

1.38(1.05,1.82)

0.02

1.43(1.00,2.01)

0.05

1.28(0.79,2.08)

0.32

 Non-habitual drinker

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Green tea

1.32(1.01, 1.73)

0.04

1.28(0.92,1.78)

0.15

1.42(0.89,2.26)

0.14

1.27(0.97, 1.67)

0.09

1.26(0.91,1.76)

0.17

1.22(0.75,1.99)

0.42

 Other

1.29(0.76, 2.20)

0.35

1.47(0.71,3.04)

0.30

1.13(0.52,2.46)

0.77

1.25(0.73, 2.15)

0.41

1.57(0.75,3.27)

0.23

1.00(0.45,2.22)

1.00

 0(Non-habitual drinker)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 1–15

1.15(0.72, 1.85)

0.55

0.97(0.50,1.86)

0.92

1.41(0.71,2.80)

0.32

1.09 (0.68, 1.75)

0.72

0.97(0.50,1.86)

0.92

1.27(0.62,2.59)

0.51

 16–30

1.62(1.09, 2.41)

0.02

1.38(0.84,2.26)

0.20

2.34(1.17,4.69)

0.01

1.53(1.02, 2.28)

0.04

1.39(0.85,2.28)

0.19

1.79(0.87,3.71)

0.11

 > 30

1.34(0.98, 1.85)

0.07

1.35(0.93,1.95)

0.12

1.02(0.49,2.12)

0.96

1.31(0.95, 1.80)

0.11

1.33(0.92,1.94)

0.13

0.94(0.44,1.97)

0.86