Characteristics of cohorts in the Virus, Lifestyle and Genes group at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Cohort name (acronym) LIVA and FREJA studies
Main focus areas Lifestyle and risk of disease in women Source of identification of
study population
General female population of Denmark
Study population 22,199 Danish women aged 18–45 years in 2004–
2005
18,631 Danish women aged 18–45 years in 2011–
2012
Identical studies completed in Sweden, Norway and Iceland
Design and data collection
Study design Prospective cohort
Setting Population-based
Data sources (yes/no)
Registers Yes
Medical records Yes (pathology records) Questionnaires Yes
Interviews No
Physical examinations No Bio samples (if yes, specify) No
Other tests No
Website and/or contact person
Susanne Krüger Kjær (susanne@cancer.dk )