European Prospective Investigation into Cancer - Oxford (EPIC-Oxford)
EPIC-Europe studies different populations from countries across Europe. EPIC-Oxford aims to examine how diet influences the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. The EPIC-Oxford cohort comprises over 65,000 participants aged 20 to 97 years with a wide range of diets, living throughout the United Kingdom, recruited between 1993 and 2000. Participants were assessed at recruitment, and 5, 10 and 15 years after recruitment, and are also followed via record linkage. The study plans to resurvey participants and recruit 80,000 new participants to increase the number of participants following plant-based diets.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
65,429 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
20 - 97 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1993
Primary Institutions
University of Oxford
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
European Commission
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
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