AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001

Mother´s residence Study cohort (N=500)   Non-participants (N=483) Significanc e Tórshavn1 51.0% 51.4% N.s. Streymoy2 outside of Tórshavn area 15.4% 14.1% N.s. Vágar   3.6%   8.9% 0.001 Eysturoy 27.4% 21.7% 0.039 Sandoy 2.6% 3.9% N.s. 1: Tórshavn, Argir, Hoyvík, Kaldbak 2: Vestmanna, Kvívík, Leynar, Nolsoy, Velbastaður, Kollafjørður, Hosvík, Hvalvík, Saksun, Haldarvík, Eiði, Oyrabakki, Streymnes, Koltur, Hestur