Malmö Diet and Cancer study (MDC)
MCD is a population-based prospective study investigating the relationship between diet and subsequent cancer risk in a cohort of men and women living in Malmö city, Sweden. Between 1991 and 1996, over 28,000 participants aged 44–74 years completed baseline assessments providing information on lifestyle, socio-economic factors and medical history as well as blood samples and anthropometric data. Participants were followed up in 1997-2001, and a cardiovascular subgroup of 3,700 participants was re-examined for cardiovascular health in 2007-2012. Morbidity and mortality in the cohort have been followed annually using national registers.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
28,098 (participants)
Age at first data collection
44 - 74 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1923 - 1950 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
Lund University (Lunds Universitet)
Skåne University Hospital (Skånes universitetssjukhus, SUS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Albert Påhlsson Foundation
City of Malmö
European Commission
Skåne Regional Council (Region Skåne)
Swedish Cancer Society
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- 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
Consortia and dataset groups
