Multi-Ethnic Cohort Study (MEC)

Study type

Cohort

Location

USA

Website

https://www.uhcancercenter.org/mec

PI/Contact

Dr. Loic Le Marchand

Entry years

1993 - 1997

Size

Men: 90000    Women: 110000    Total: 200000   

Fully recruited?

Yes

Age range at recruitment

45 - 75

Socioeconomic:

Age, Sex, Education, Martial status, Ethnicity

Medical History:

Medical History (prior disease), Cancer, Cardiac, Diabetes, Mental health, Stroke, Other, Medication

Lifestyle:

Alcohol, Smoking, Second Hand Smoke, Other tobacco use, Diet, Physical activity

Environmental:

Outdoor Air Pollution, Occupational Exposures

Physical Measurements:

Height, Weight, BMI, Waist, Hip, Waist-Hip-Ratio

Follow-up:

Mortality: Yes    Non-fatal events: Yes   

Other Biological samples:

Urine

Other:

Reproductive history (women)