MONICA Catalonia
Initiatives
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The WHO Multinational MONItoring of Trends and Determinants in CArdiovascular Disease (MONICA) Project was the most comprehensive approach to better understanding disease etiology, incidence and trends at the population level
- Start Year
- 1986
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Baseline examinations were carried out in 1986-1988 for cohort 1 (Round 1) of N=2,571, response rate was 74%. Cohort 2 (Round 1) was collected in 1990-1992 (N=2,936), response rate was 67%.Follow up until 1997 for Cohort 1 and until 1999 for Cohort 2 was achieved through follow up questionnaires and record linkage with MONICA registers, national mortality index register and hospital discharge registers.
Marker Paper
Sans S, Puigdefábregas A, Paluzie G, Monterde D, Balaguer-Vintró I. Increasing trends of acute myocardial infarction in Spain: the MONICA-Catalonia Study. Eur Heart J. 2005;26(5):505-515. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi068
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 5,507
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Participants are from metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain and aged 35-74 years old.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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