Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
The primary goal of the study is to investigate the link between western diet and subsequent cancer risk.
A second goal is to map cardiovascular risk factors and early atherosclerosis in a sub-study.
Overview
- Acronym
- MDC
- Website
- MDC
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1991 - 2012
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Baseline participants were followed-up in 1997-2001 and a cardiovascular subgroup (MKC-Cardiovascular) re-examined for the cardiovascular health in 2007-2012
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 30,446
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 28,053
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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A total of 74137 individuals were eligible for the study, 30446 participated.
- Supplementary Information
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Subjects living in Malmo city and born between 1926-1945 were included. This cohort was redefined every third month. The study was extended in 1995 to include men born between 1923 and 1945 and women born between 1923-1950.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Manjer J, Carlsson S, Elmståhl S, et al. The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study: representativity, cancer incidence and mortality in participants and non-participants. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2001 Dec;10(6):489-99.
PUBMED 11916347Manjer J, Elmståhl S, Janzon L, et al. Invitation to a population-based cohort study: differences between subjects recruited using various strategies. Scand J Public Health. 2002;30(2):103-12.
PUBMED 12028859Hedblad B, Nilsson P, Janzon L, et al. Relation between insulin resistance and carotid intima-media thickness and stenosis in non-diabetic subjects. Results from a cross-sectional study in Malmö, Sweden. Diabet Med. 2000 Apr;17(4):299-307.
PUBMED 10821297Supplementary Information
Timeline
Population
MDC population
The population comprises individuals between 44 and 74 years old living in Malmö, Sweden, from 1991 to1996.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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44
- Maximum age
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74
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Malmö
- Health Status
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- Participants were excluded if they have mental retardation.
- Other Criteria
- Participants were included if they have Swedish personal identity number. And excluded if they have any language problems that prevented the respondent from answering the questionnaire.
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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62% of the participants were women.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Supplementary Information
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Individuals were recruited by invitation letter and public advertising during the period 1991-1996. Further, posters and pamphlets, were placed in public places and media was also approached for the recruitment.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 30,446
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 28,053
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | MDC - Baseline |
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1991 (January) | 1996 (September) |
| 1 | MDC - Follow-up - 1 |
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1997 (January) | 2001 (December) | |
| 2 | MDC - Follow-up - Cardiovascular |
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2007 (January) | 2012 (December) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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