Associations between green tea drinking and body mass index, serum lipid profile and prostate-specific antigen in a Ghanaian population: a cross-sectional study
Consumption of green tea was associated with reduced atherogenic serum lipids and improved BMI independent of age. Furthermore, GTD was significantly associated with reduced serum PSA in older men but not in younger adults.
Authors
- Emmanuel Amankwah Ntim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8003-1127)
- Kofi Oduro Yeboah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-0730)
- George K. Ainooson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-785X)
- Rufai Safianu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2286-0058)
- Kwaku Addai Arhin Appiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-8938)
- Francis Tanam Djankpa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0924-0364)
- Samuel Nyamekye
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-025-01039-9
- Primary Topic
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00