Swedish National March Cohort
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The purpose of the study was to create a large prospective cohort to investigate associations between lifestyle factors and chronic diseases, including cancer, in the Swedish population.
- Start Year
- 1997
- End Year
- 2018
- Supplementary Information
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Questionnaire
Data dictionary
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
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Essentially complete follow-up has since been attained through multiple record linkages, done approximately biannually to Statistics Swedens Register of the total population and population changes, Patient Register, Cancer Register and Causes of Death Register.(Prescribed Drug Register(start 2005); National Prostate Cancer).
There was no follow-up questinnaire. - Supplementary Information
Marker Paper
Trolle Lagerros Y, Hantikainen E, Mariosa D, et al. Cohort Profile: The Swedish National March Cohort. Int J Epidemiol. 2017;46(3):795-795e.
PUBMED 27649800
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 43,863
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information
- 15668 men and 28195 women.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
SNMC population
The population consist of individuals between 18 and 94 years old from 3600 different cities and villages in Sweden.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Maximum age
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94
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
- Median age: 52. Sex- males: 35.7%.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Other : Participants in the Swedish National March
- Supplementary Information
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In September 1997 the Swedish National March, a 4-day promotional and fund-raising event for the Swedish Cancer Society, took place in almost 3600 Swedish cities and villages. Participants were invited to fill out a questionnaire concerning lifestyle and medical history.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 43,863
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
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SNMC - Baseline
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Data about physical activity, diet, anthropometrical measures, background, smoking, medical history, psychosocial history and sleep were assessed through questionnaires. | 1997-09 | 1997-09 |
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SNMC - Follow-up 1
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Participants were monitored through linkage between the cohort file and several registers. Information about dates of death, relocation and emigration is collected from the Register of the Total ... | 1997-10 | 2018-03 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Diseases
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Death
Physical measures and assessments
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Social environment and relationships
Administrative information