MONICA Catalonia Study
The objective of this study was to monitor temporal trends in coronary health disease (CHD) mortality, morbidity, acute coronary care, and risk factors in Spain, as part of the World Health Organization Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (WHO-MONICA Project).
Overview
- Acronym
- MONICA-Catalonia
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1986 - 1998
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Follow up until 1997 for Cohort 1 and until 1998 for Cohort 2 was achieved through follow up questionnaires and record linkage with MONICA registers, national mortality index register and hospital discharge registers.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 5,507
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Sans S, et al. Tendencias de la prevalencia, conocimiento, tratamiento y control de la hipertensión arterial entre 1986 y 1996: estudio MONICA-Cataluña. Med Clin (Barc), 2001; 117: 246-53. Erratum in Med Clin (Barc), 2001; 117: 731
PUBMED 11562326Supplementary Information
Rodés A, Sans S, Balañà Ll, et al. Recruitment methods and differences in early, late and non‑respondents in the first MONICA‑CATALONIA population survey. Rev Epidemiol Santé Publique, 1990; 38: 447‑454. PMID: 2082450
Timeline
Populations
MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 1
The study population was sampled between 1986 and 1988 from representative surveys from the central area of Catalonia and part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is composed of 25 to 67 years old residents, men and women, of a geographical and administrative area near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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25
- Maximum age
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67
- Countries
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- Spain
- Territory
- Bages, Berguedá, Solsonés, Vallés Oriental and Vallés Occidental (province of Barcelona)
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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Eligibility was based on age at time of survey sampling, sex, and municipality of residence.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The first stage of sampling drew a random sample of individuals from 9 municipalities with a probability proportional to the population size. In the second stage, a random sample of individuals aged 25 to 64 years from the municipal population registries were used as the sampling frame (stratified by sex and ten-year age groups).
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,571
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 1 - Baseline |
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1986 | 1988 |
| 1 | MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 1 - Follow-up |
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1986 | 1997 |
MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 2
The study population was sampled between 1990 and 1992 from representative surveys from the central area of Catalonia and part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is composed of 25 to 67 years old residents, men and women, of a geographical and administrative area near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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25
- Maximum age
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67
- Countries
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- Spain
- Territory
- Bages, Berguedá, Solsonés, Vallés Oriental and Vallés Occidental (province of Barcelona)
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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Eligibility was based on age at time of survey sampling, sex and municipality of residence
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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For the second cohort, a random sample of men and women from the Municipal population registries were used as the sampling frame. From each municipal population register, a random sample stratified by sex and ten-year age groups was selected.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,936
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 2 - Baseline |
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1990 | 1992 |
| 1 | MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 2 - Follow-up |
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1990 | 1998 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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