The MCCS, also known as Health 2020, was planned in the late 1980s and established in the early 1990s as an omnibus cohort to prospectively investigate the roles of diet and lifestyle in causing cancer and other noncommunicable diseases. Between 1990 and 1994, over 41,500 residents of the Melbourne metropolitan area in Australia (24,469 women and 17,044 men) were recruited. The average age of participants at baseline was 55 years, with a range of 27 to 76 years, with 99% aged between 40 and 69 years. All participants were of White European origin; most (69%) were born in Australia or New Zealand, 13% were born in Italy, 11% in Greece, and 6% in the United Kingdom.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
41,513 (participants)
Age at first data collection
27 - 76 years (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
Cancer Council Victoria
University of Melbourne
Links
cancervic.org.au/research/epidemiology/health_2020/health2020-overview
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Cancer Council Victoria
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium (VBCRC)
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
Engagement
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