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The role of green tea intake in thromboprophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer

Authors :
Qihuan Yao
Hongwei Qiao
Yi Cheng
He Du
Yanbin Zhang
Yong Luo
Hongwei Wang
Song Liu
Mei Xu
Wei Xiong
Source :
Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 11 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.

Abstract

BackgroundGreen tea intake has been reported to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with cardiovascular diseases or cancer. It may have a certain role in the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among cancer patients. The current study aimed to address this issue, which has been understudied.MethodsWe carried out a retrospective study to explore the role of green tea intake in cancer patients. Patients with and without green tea intake were enrolled in a 1:1 ratio by using propensity scoring matching. The primary and secondary outcomes were VTE development and mortality 1 year after cancer diagnosis, respectively.ResultsThe cancer patients with green tea intake (n = 425) had less VTE development (10 [2.4%] vs. 23 [5.4%], p = 0.021), VTE-related death (7 [1.6%] vs. 18 [4.2%], p = 0.026), and fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) (3 [0.7%] vs. 12 [2.8%], p = 0.019), compared with those without green tea intake (n = 425). No intake of green tea was correlated with an increase in VTE development (multivariate hazard ratio (HR) 1.758 [1.476–2.040], p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2296861X
Volume :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Nutrition
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.83f9fbc3e9a84d1eb44014a084bf5166
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1296774