The Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC) 1987
SND-ID: ext0018-1.
Is part of collection at SND: Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se), SIMPLER - Swedish Infrastructure for Medical Population-Based Life-Course and Environmental Research, NEAR - National E-Infrastructure for Aging Research in Sweden
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Contact
SIMPLER
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Research principal
Uppsala University
- Department of Surgical Science
Description
The Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC) is a large population-based cohort of over 60,000 women in the counties of Uppsala and Västmanland. All women born 1914-1948 who were residing in Västmanland and Uppsala County and in the years 1987-1990 received an invitation to participate in a mammography screening programme were asked to answer a questionnaire about diet and lifestyle. Approximately 66,000 women answered the questionnaire. In the autumn 1997, a second survey was sent to these women to update the information about their eating habits. Additional follow-ups were done 2008/2009 and 2019. The study examine associations of environmental/modifiable risk factors with several cancer sites (e.g., breast, colorectal, endometrium, ovary, and renal cell cancer), myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoporosis, cataracts, as well as death causes. The study has a longitudinal design, and to complement the update on exposure data record linkages to the nationwide Cancer Register, the In-Patient Register, and the Cause of Death Register and Population Register are also done.
The questionnaires used in the
The questionnaires used in the Swedish Mammography Cohort are the same as the ones that have been used in the Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM). For updated information on questionnaires and variable lists please visit https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/.
Purpose:
The general aim of the Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC) is to assess relationships between a number of modifiable factors (diet, vitamin supplement use, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, body weight, other anthropometric measures etc.) and the occurrence of several major chronic diseases.
For more detailed information please visit the SIMPLER website, https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/cohorts/.
For restrictions in data use see https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/rules-and-guidelines/ and https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/publication-policy/.
Women born between 1914 and 1948, and living in Västmanland county between 1987 and 1989 or living in Uppsala County between 1988 and 1990, received an invitation by mail to participate in a mammography screening program, in total 90,303 women. The invitation included a six-page questionnaire that sought information on diet and alcohol intake (67-item food frequency questionnaire), parity, age at first childbirth, family history of breast cancer, weight, height, education level, and marital status. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/questionnaires/. Show less..
Data contains personal data
Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
health data
Code key exists
Yes
Language
Population
Women born 1914-1948 living in Västmanland or Uppsala County during 1987-1990.
Study design
Observational study
Cohort study
Description of study design
Longitudinal cohort study
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1987 – Ongoing
Biobank is connected to the study
The study has collected samples/material which are stored in a scientific collection or biobank
Scientific collection or biobank name: Uppsala biobank/SIMPLER
Type(s) of sample: DNA
Response rate/participation rate
74%
90 303 women received the invitation, 66 651 answered the questionnaire and 61 433 participants remained after exclusions (wrong or missing personal number, cancer diagnosis etc.).
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Geographic description: Uppsala and Västmanland counties, Sweden.
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Country
Responsible department/unit
Department of Surgical Science
Ethics Review
Uppsala - Ref. 2018/262 och 2018/263
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)
Endocrinology and diabetes (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Cardiac and cardiovascular systems (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Orthopaedics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Geriatrics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
General practice (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Nutrition and dietetics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Keywords
Anthropometry, Life style, Follow-up studies, Heart failure, Longitudinal studies, Prospective studies, Exercise, Population surveillance, Osteoporosis, Tinnitus, Climacteric, Arthritis, rheumatoid, Drug therapy, Hormone replacement therapy, Risk factors, Women's health, Myocardial infarction, Stroke, Diet, Alcohol drinking, Asthma, Fractures, bone, Thrombosis, Bronchitis, chronic, Breast cyst, Breast neoplasms, Crohn disease, Diabetes mellitus, Cause of death, Eczema, Reproductive history, Intermittent claudication, Gallstones, Pregnancy, Cataract, Glaucoma, Dermatitis, atopic, Health, Hypertension, Irritable bowel syndrome, Cholesterol, Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, Body height, Body weight, Angina pectoris, Arthralgia, Uterine neoplasms, Gastritis, Mammography, Menstruation, Migraine disorders, Environmental medicine, Multiple sclerosis, Oral health, Depression, Kidney calculi, Kidney neoplasms, Parkinson disease, Contraceptive agents, Psoriasis, Registries, Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal, Smoking, Social support, Stress, psychological, Sleep, Colitis, ulcerative, Vitamins, Vertigo, Ovarian neoplasms, Heredity, Hypersensitivity, Medical history taking, Cohort studies, Vision, ocular, Drug utilization, Survival, Hearing, Lung neoplasms, Work, Disease, Obesity, Dietary supplements, Health status, Colonic neoplasms, Leisure activities, Cohorts.se, Swedish cohort consortium (scc), Near - national e-infrastructure for aging research
Harris H, Håkansson N, Olofsson C, Julin B, Åkesson A, Wolk A. The Swedish Mammography Cohort and the Cohort of Swedish Men: Study design and characteristics of 2 population-based longitudinal cohorts. OA Epidemiology;1(2):16, 2013.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13172/2053-079X-1-2-943
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