The MDC was started in the early 1990s as a screening survey in the middle-aged population of Malmö, the third largest city of Sweden. 28000 subjects living in Malmö were during 1991-1996 invited by letter and through public advertisement to a clinical examination whitch included blood sampling and a questionnaire about nutrition. 62 % of the participants were women. Cardiovascular risk factors were measured in a random subsample (n= 6000). After 16 years, during 2007-2012, a new clinical examination and blood sampling was performed (n=3700). Morbidity and mortality have been followed up by national registers.

Purpose:

1. To screen for dietary habits in order to predict incident cancers in the general population
2. To screen for cardiovascular risk factors and early atherosclerosis in a sub-sample.

Data contains personal data

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Individuals at age 45-73 at first screening, living in Malmö, Sweden.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Time period(s) investigated

1991 – 2012

Number of individuals/objects

28098

Response rate/participation rate

41%

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991 – 2012
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991 – 2012
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 3

Time period(s) for data collection: 1991 – 2012
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Faculty of Medicine

Topic and keywords

Research area

Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Clinical medicine (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Cancer and oncology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Cardiac and cardiovascular systems (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Nutrition and dietetics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Anthropometry, Blood specimen collection, Epidemiologic studies, Body weights and measures, Diet surveys, Longitudinal studies, Prospective studies, Exercise, Population surveillance, Socioeconomic factors, Emotions, Arthritis, rheumatoid, Risk factors, Mortality, Myocardial infarction, Neoplasms, Stroke, Diet, Alcohol drinking, Medical history taking, Arteriosclerosis, Asthma, Diabetes mellitus, Dna, Cause of death, Public health, Genetic markers, Cardiovascular diseases, Health status, Hypertension, Inflammatory bowel diseases, Body weight, Angina pectoris, Drug utilization, Stomach ulcer, Menstruation, Kidney calculi, Contraceptives, oral, Registries, Smoking, Mass screening, Pain, Social support, Goiter, Sleep, Education, Occupations, Heredity, Serum, Erythrocytes, abnormal, Feeding behavior, Granulocytes, Leukocytes, mononuclear, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne, Swedish cohort consortium (scc), Swedish diet cohort consortium (sdcc), Sdcc, Dietary questionnaire, 7-day menu book, Dietary interview, Portion-size, Cohorts.se

Publications

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Manjer J, Elmståhl S, Janzon L, Berglund G. Invitation to a population-based cohort study: differences between subjects recruited using various strategies. Scand J Public Health 2002;30:103-12.

Manjer J, Carlsson S, Elmståhl S, Gullberg B, Janzon L, Lindström M, Mattisson I, Berglund G. The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study: representativity, cancer incidence and mortality in participants and non-participants. Eur J Cancer Prev 2001;10:489-99.