Table 1.
Characteristics of the EPIC cohort, based on FFQ information
| Country | Cohort (n) | Deaths (n) | Mean age | Mean total fish intake, g/day (range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| France | 69,980 | 3,746 | 52.9 | 33.6 (0–295.1) | ||||
| Italy | 14,279 | 30,525 | 680 | 899 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 24.7 (0–228.2) | 24.4 (0–254.2) |
| Spain | 15,243 | 25,067 | 1,148 | 752 | 50.7 | 48.4 | 68.7 (0–471.1) | 47.0 (0–357.1) |
| UK | 23,001 | 54,630 | 3,639 | 3,996 | 53.3 | 47.9 | 26.9 (0–585.3) | 26.3 (0–707.9) |
| The Netherlands | 9,720 | 28,158 | 525 | 1,779 | 43.3 | 51.3 | 5.1 (0–84.9) | 4.8 (0–138.3) |
| Greece | 10,942 | 15,627 | 1,256 | 808 | 52.9 | 53.4 | 21.3 (0–573.6) | 17.9 (0–189.9) |
| Germany | 22,363 | 29,620 | 1,793 | 966 | 52.6 | 49.3 | 18.8 (0–379.3) | 14.6 (0–388.3) |
| Sweden | 21,105 | 25,049 | 2,708 | 1,808 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 15.4 (0–300.3) | 13.4 (0–174.6) |
| Denmark | 26,530 | 29,175 | 3,235 | 2,095 | 56.6 | 56.8 | 34.3 (0–316.4) | 29.4 (0–306.2) |
| Norway | 29,521 | 754 | 48.0 | 73.2 (0–678.2) | ||||
| Total cohort | 143,183 | 337,352 | 14,984 | 17,603 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 26.9 (0–585.3) | 28.5 (0–707.9) |