Green tea consumption was inversely associated with mortality due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease. The inverse association with all-cause mortality was stronger in women In men, the multivariate hazard ratios of mortality due to all causes associated with different green tea consumption frequencies were 1.00 for less than 1 cup/d, 0.93 for 1 to 2 cups/d, 0.95 for 3 to 4 cups/d, and 0.88 for 5 or more cups/d, respectively