Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for incident type 2 diabetes by categories of tea consumption in cups per day (<i>n</i> = 26,039).

<p>HR and 95%CI were derived from the modified Cox proportional hazard model by age at baseline and are based on pooled estimates from country specific analyses using a random effects meta-analysis.</p><p>Model 1: sex, smoking status, physical activity level, and education level.</p><p>Model 2: additional to model 1: intake of energy, protein, carbohydrates, saturated fatty acids, mono-unsaturated fatty acids, poly-unsaturated fatty acids, alcohol, and fiber.</p><p>Model 3: additional to model 2: intake of coffee, juices, soft-drinks, and milk.</p><p>Model 4: additional to model 3: body mass index.