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The MONICA survey in Gothenburg

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.
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  • MONICA 1985 - medicinska data.pdf
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  • MONICA 1985 - WHO kampanj hjärt-kärlsjd.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - arbete och hälsa.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - fritidsaktiviteter.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - matvanor och mediciner.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - matvanor.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - medicinska data.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - NHP hälsoprofil.pdf
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  • MONICA 1990 - WHO kampanj hjärt-kärlsjd.pdf
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  • MONICA 1995 - arbete och hälsa.pdf
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  • MONICA 1995 - matvanor och mediciner.pdf
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  • MONICA 1995 - medicinska data.pdf
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  • MONICA 1995 - utb, civilstånd och arb.pdf
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  • MONICA 1995 - WHO kampanj hjärt-kärlsjd.pdf
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Citation and access

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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

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Data contains personal data:

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis:

Population:

Women and men 25-64 years

Time method:

Sampling procedure:

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Description of the response rate/participation rate:

1985: Number of variables: 164 Number of individuals/objects: 1393 Response rate/participation rate: 71; 1990: Number of variables: 327 Number of individuals/objects: 1574 Response rate/participation rate: 68; 1995: Number of variables: 358 Number of individuals/objects: 1628 Response rate/participation rate: 64;

Data format/data structure:

Data collections 6 collections

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection:

1985-01 - 1985-12

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Data collection Physical measurements and tests

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

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection:

1990-01 - 1990-12

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Data collection Physical measurements and tests

Mode of collection:

Physical measurements and tests

Time period(s) for data collection:

1990-01 - 1990-01

Source of the data:

  • Population group
  • Biological samples

Data collection Physical measurements and tests

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

Data collection Self-administered questionnaire

Mode of collection:

Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection:

1995-01 - 1995-12

Source of the data:

  • Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic location:

Geographic description:

The municipality of Gothenburg

Lowest geographic unit:

Municipality

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit:

Department of Emergency and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Publications

Citation:

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.

Citation:

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.

Citation:

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

Citation:

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.

Citation:

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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