The MONICA survey in Gothenburg
This study is part of the collection Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Annika Rosengren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Lars Wilhelmsen - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Description:
The study started in the beginning of the 1980s. The background was that younger persons have low risk factor levels (overweight, high blood pressure, high serum cholesterol), but the levels are increasing in higher ages. Several mechanisms are probably reasons for this. In Gothenburg a total of 4500 men and women were examined within the MONICA project in the ages 25-65. The surveys took place in 1985, 1990 and 1995.
Purpose:
To measure the trends in cardiovascular mortality and coronary heart disease and stroke morbidity and to assess the extent to which these trends are related to changes in known risk factors, daily living habits, health care, or major socioeconomic features measured at the same time in defined communities in different countries.
Subject area:
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords:
Physical Examination, Body Composition, Dyspnea, Electrocardiography, Heart Failure, Longitudinal Studies, Exercise, Population Surveillance, Radiography, Socioeconomic Factors, Anemia, Glucose Tolerance Test, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Risk Factors, Middle Aged, Overweight, Waist-Hip Ratio, Mortality, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Neoplasms, Stroke, Diet, Alcohol Drinking, Medical History Taking, Blood Glucose, Bronchitis, Chronic, Diabetes Mellitus, Epidemiology, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Health, Hypertension, Insulin, Coffee, Cholesterol, Coronary Disease, Body Height, Posture, Body Weight, Angina Pectoris, Mental Health, Smoking, Disease, Morbidity, Delivery of Health Care, Triglycerides, Occupational Exposure, Heredity, Swedish Cohort Consortium (SCC), Cohorts.se
Principal organisation:
Accessibility status:
Responsible department/unit:
University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Annika Rosengren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Lars Wilhelmsen - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Identifiers:
SND-ID: SND 0013
Description:
The study started in the beginning of the 1980s. The background was that younger persons have low risk factor levels (overweight, high blood pressure, high serum cholesterol), but the levels are increasing in higher ages. Several mechanisms are probably reasons for this. In Gothenburg a total of 4500 men and women were examined within the MONICA project in the ages 25-65. The surveys took place in 1985, 1990 and 1995.
Purpose:
To measure the trends in cardiovascular mortality and coronary heart disease and stroke morbidity and to assess the extent to which these trends are related to changes in known risk factors, daily living habits, health care, or major socioeconomic features measured at the same time in defined communities in different countries.
Language:
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated:
1985 — 1995
Geographic spread:
Geographic location: Sweden
Geographic description: The municipality of Gothenburg
Lowest geographic unit:
Municipality
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Women and men 25-64 years
Time Method:
Sampling procedure:
Subject area:
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords:
Physical Examination, Body Composition, Dyspnea, Electrocardiography, Heart Failure, Longitudinal Studies, Exercise, Population Surveillance, Radiography, Socioeconomic Factors, Anemia, Glucose Tolerance Test, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Risk Factors, Middle Aged, Overweight, Waist-Hip Ratio, Mortality, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Neoplasms, Stroke, Diet, Alcohol Drinking, Medical History Taking, Blood Glucose, Bronchitis, Chronic, Diabetes Mellitus, Epidemiology, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Health, Hypertension, Insulin, Coffee, Cholesterol, Coronary Disease, Body Height, Posture, Body Weight, Angina Pectoris, Mental Health, Smoking, Disease, Morbidity, Delivery of Health Care, Triglycerides, Occupational Exposure, Heredity, Swedish Cohort Consortium (SCC), Cohorts.se
Is part of collection at SND:
Available documentation:
MONICA 1985 - WHO kampanj hjärt-kärlsjd.pdf
MONICA 1985 - medicinska data.pdf
MONICA 1990 - arbete och hälsa.pdf
MONICA 1990 - fritidsaktiviteter.pdf
MONICA 1990 - matvanor och mediciner.pdf
MONICA 1990 - medicinska data.pdf
MONICA 1990 - NHP hälsoprofil.pdf
MONICA 1990 - WHO kampanj hjärt-kärlsjd.pdf
MONICA 1995 - arbete och hälsa.pdf
MONICA 1995 - matvanor och mediciner.pdf
MONICA 1995 - medicinska data.pdf
Publications
Wilhelmsen L, Johansson S, Rosengren A, Wallin I, Dotevall A, Lappas G. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease during the period 1985-1995 in Göteborg, Sweden. The GOT-MONICA Project. J Intern Med. 1997 Sep;242(3):199-211.
Tunstall-Pedoe H, Kuulasmaa K, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Rajakangas AM, Pajak A. Myocardial infarction and coronary deaths in the World Health Organization MONICA Project. Registration procedures, event rates, and case-fatality rates in 38 populations from 21 countries in four continents. Circulation. 1994 Jul;90(1):583-612.
Johansson S, Wilhelmsen L, Welin C, Eriksson H, Welin L, Rosengren A. Obesity, smoking and secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged women: data from population studies in Göteborg from 1980 to 2003. J Intern Med. 2010 Dec;268(6):594-603
Rosengren A, Dotevall A, Eriksson H, Wilhelmsen L. Optimal risk factors in the population: prognosis, prevalence, and secular trends; data from Goteborg population studies. Eur Heart J 2001;22:136-44.
Thorvaldsen P, Asplund K, Kuulasmaa K, Rajakangas AM, Schroll M. Stroke incidence, case fatality, and mortality in the WHO MONICA project. World Health Organization Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease. Stroke. 1995 Mar;26(3):361-7.
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Dataset 1
MONICA 1985
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Annika Rosengren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Lars Wilhelmsen - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Data format / data structure:
Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-01 — 1985-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-01 — 1985-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Variables:
164
Number of individuals/objects:
1393
Response rate/participation rate:
71%
Dataset 2
MONICA 1990
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Annika Rosengren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Lars Wilhelmsen - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Data format / data structure:
Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1990-01 — 1990-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1990-01 — 1990-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Variables:
327
Number of individuals/objects:
1574
Response rate/participation rate:
68%
Dataset 3
MONICA 1995
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Annika Rosengren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Lars Wilhelmsen - University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Data format / data structure:
Numeric
Data collection:
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1995-01 — 1995-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1995-01 — 1995-12
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Variables:
358
Number of individuals/objects:
1628
Response rate/participation rate:
64%