MONICA survey in Gothenburg
Initiatives
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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.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Start Year
- 1985
- End Year
- 1995
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Welin, L., Adlerberth, A., Caidahl, K., Eriksson, H., Hansson, P. O., Johansson, S., Rosengren, A., Svärdsudd, K., Welin, C., & Wilhelmsen, L. (2008). Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men and women in Gothenburg, Sweden. BMC public health, 8, 403. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-403
PUBMED 19063738
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 4,500
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Over 50 years old living in Gothenburg
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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