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
Dr. Susana Sans
Institute of Health Studies
Contacts
Dr. Susana Sans
Institute of Health Studies

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1986 - 1998
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
5,507

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

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 11562326

Supplementary 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
25
Maximum age
67
Countries
  • Spain
Territory
Bages, Berguedá, Solsonés, Vallés Oriental and Vallés Occidental (province of Barcelona)
Supplementary Information about selection criteria
Eligibility was based on age at time of survey sampling, sex, and municipality of residence.

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
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
0 MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 1 - Baseline
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
1986 1988
1 MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 1 - Follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
  • Other : MONICA registers
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
25
Maximum age
67
Countries
  • Spain
Territory
Bages, Berguedá, Solsonés, Vallés Oriental and Vallés Occidental (province of Barcelona)
Supplementary Information about selection criteria
Eligibility was based on age at time of survey sampling, sex and municipality of residence

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
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
0 MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 2 - Baseline
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
1990 1992
1 MONICA Catalonia - Cohort 2 - Follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
  • Other : MONICA registers
1990 1998

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Datasets

Name Data Collection Events Variables

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

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies
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