Seoul Male Cancer Cohort (SMCC)
The SMCC study cohort was constructed from male beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC), confirmed to be healthy by a medical screening in 1990; aged between 40 and 59 years in 1993; and living in Seoul, the largest city in South Korea. The KMIC included government employees, school teachers, and pensioners living with their families since 1978. Follow-up was done over 10 years from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 2002.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
14,450 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 59 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
The South Korean male population.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1993
Primary Institutions
Seoul National University (서울대학교, SNU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National R&D Program for Cancer Control (NRDPCC)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
