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Cohort description

Participating country

Number of participants

Percentage of cohort

France

74,524

14.29

Italy

47,749

9.16

Spain

41,438

7.95

United Kingdom

87,932

16.86

The Netherlands

40,072

7.68

Greece

28,561

5.48

Germany

53,088

10.18

Sweden

53,826

10.32

Denmark

57,053

10.94

Norway

37,205

7.13

Total

521,448

100.00


Sex

Number of participants

Percentage of cohort

Male

153,455

29.43

Female

367,993

70.57

Total

521,448

100.00


Country

Centre

Males

Females

Number of participants

Percentage of cohort

France

France

-

74,524

74,524

14.29

Italy

Italy

15,171

32,578

47,749

9.16

Spain

Spain

15,630

25,808

41,438

7.95

United Kingdom

Cambridge

13,698

16,743

30,441

5.84

United Kingdom

Oxford

13,223

44,268

57,491

11.03

The Netherlands

Bilthoven

10,281

12,434

22,715

4.36

The Netherlands

Utrecht

-

17,357

17,357

3.33

Greece

Greece

11,947

16,614

28,561

5.48

Germany

Heidelberg

11,929

13,611

25,540

4.90

Germany

Potsdam

10,904

16,644

27,548

5.28

Sweden

Malmo

11,063

17,035

28,098

5.39

Sweden

Umea

12,431

13,297

25,728

4.93

Denmark

Denmark

27,178

29,875

57,053

10.94

Norway

Norway

-

37,205

37,205

7.13

EPIC-Europe

 

153,455

367,993

521,448

100.00


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