TABLE 1.
Study name | Country | Controls | Period of enrolment |
Cases
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Controls
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Age range (years) in protocol |
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Principal investigator | (location) | n | Participation Rate* (%) | n | Participation Rate * (%) |
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EAGLE | Italy | Population | 2002–2005 | 407 | 86.6 | 498 | 72.4 | 35–79 |
MT Landi | (Lombardy region) | |||||||
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ESTHER | Germany | Population | 2000–2003 | 52 | Nested case-control study | 52 | Nested case-control study | 50–75 |
H Brenner | (Saarland) | |||||||
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LCSS | USA | Population | 1992–2009 | 2005 | 85 | 993 | 80 | More than 18A |
D Christiani | (Boston, Massachusetts) | |||||||
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MLCCCS | Canada | Population | 1996–1997 | 422 | 81.7 | 576 | 69.4 | More than 35B |
A Koushik | (Montreal area) | |||||||
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MLCS | USA | Population/Hospital | 1998–2010 | 540 | 80 | 777 | 80 | No age restrictionC |
CC Harris | (Baltimore City and Eastern Shore of Maryland) | |||||||
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NELCS | USA | Population | 2005–2008 | 149 | 61 | 148 | 46 | 30–74 |
E Duell | (New Hampshire and Vermont) | |||||||
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TORONTO | Canada | Population/Hospital | 1997–2002 | 235 | 62 | 559 | 60 | 20–84 |
RJ Hung; J McLaughlin | (Metropolitan Toronto) | |||||||
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WELD | USA | Population | 1984–2005 | 576 | 83 | 574 | 70.6 | 18–74 |
AG Schwartz | (Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties) | |||||||
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Total | 4386 | 4177 |
Participation Rate as mentioned in the published study protocols.
Age range (years) in ILCCO: (23–93).
Age range (years) in ILCCO: (33–75).
Age range (years) in ILCCO: (27–97).