European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Potsdam Study (EPIC-Potsdam)
The EPIC-Potsdam Study is a population-based prospective cohort study investigating the impact of diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors on the incidence of cancer and chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Between 1994 and 1998, the study recruited over 27,000 participants from Potsdam, Germany, from local population registers. Participants are women aged 35 to 64 years and men aged 40 to 64 years. Participants are followed up every 2 to 3 years through questionnaires and medical examinations to monitor their health status and update information.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
27,548 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1994
Primary Institutions
German Institute of Human Nutrition (Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung, DIfE)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Commission
European Union FP7 programmes
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) now known as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, BMFTR)
German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe)
German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
