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The MONICA survey in Gothenburg

SND-ID: SND 0013

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 MONICA study is a WHO supported international multicenter study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (Multinational MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease), involving 38 populations in 21 different countries on four continents.
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

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Women and men 25-64 years

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Stratified

Time period(s) investigated

1985 – 1995

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description: The municipality of Gothenburg

Lowest geographic unit

Municipality

Topic and keywords

Research 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, cohorts.se, swedish cohort consortium (scc)

Publications

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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

Associated documentation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

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 collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1985-01–1985-12
  • Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • 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

Associated documentation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

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 collection 1

  • 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

Data collection 2

  • 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

Associated documentation

Data format / data structure

Numeric

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 collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1995-01–1995-12
  • Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • 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%

Contact for questions about the data

Is part of collection at SND

Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)

Published: 2011-01-01
Last updated: 2020-05-08