Malmö Diet Cancer
The MDC was started in the early 1990s as a screening survey in the middle-aged population of Malmö, the third largest city of Sweden. 28000 subjects living in Malmö were during 1991-1996 invited by letter and through public advertisement to a clinical examination whitch included blood sampling and a questionnaire about nutrition. 62 % of the participants were women. Cardiovascular risk factors were measured in a random subsample (n= 6000). After 16 years, during 2007-2012, a new clinical examination and blood sampling was performed (n=3700). Morbidity and mortality have been followed up by national registers.
Purpose:
1. To screen for dietary habits in order to predict incident cancers in the general population
2. To screen for cardiovascular risk factors and early atherosclerosis in a sub-sample.
Go to data source
https://www.malmo-kohorter.lu.se/malmo-kost-cancer-mkc
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Olle Melander – Lund University - Faculty of Medicine
- Peter M Nilsson – Lund University - Faculty of Medicine
- Jonas Manjer – Lund University - Faculty of Medicine
- Bo Hedblad – Lund University - Faculty of Medicine
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Data contains personal data:
No
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Individuals at age 45-73 at first screening, living in Malmö, Sweden.
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Number of individuals/objects:
28098
Response rate/participation rate:
41%
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Time period(s) for data collection:
1991 - 2012
Source of the data:
- Population group
Data collection - Physical measurements and tests
Data collection - Physical measurements and tests
Mode of collection:
Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection:
1991 - 2012
Source of the data:
- Population group
Data collection - Other
Data collection - Other
Mode of collection:
Other
Time period(s) for data collection:
1991 - 2012
Source of the data:
- Population group
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Lowest geographic unit:
Municipality
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Faculty of Medicine
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
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Relations
Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Manjer J, Carlsson S, Elmståhl S, Gullberg B, Janzon L, Lindström M, Mattisson I, Berglund G. The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study: representativity, cancer incidence and mortality in participants and non-participants. Eur J Cancer Prev 2001;10:489-99.
Citation:
Manjer J, Elmståhl S, Janzon L, Berglund G. Invitation to a population-based cohort study: differences between subjects recruited using various strategies. Scand J Public Health 2002;30:103-12.
