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Latina MONICA Study

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Start Year
1982
End Year
2004
Supplementary Information
The Latina MONICA Study was conducted by the Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS, National Institute of Health), Rome, Italy.
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Investigators Contacts
  • MD, former PI Simona Giampaoli
  • PhD Luigi Palmieri
    Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health)
  • PhD Chiara Donfrancesco
    Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health)
  • PhD Luigi Palmieri
    Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health)
  • PhD Chiara Donfrancesco
    Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, National Institute of Health)

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
The municipalities were contacted every five years for information about vital status, emigration and residency of the respondents; from 1996 onwards municipalities were contacted every year. The participants were linked to the mortality and disease event registers.
Supplementary Information
Deaths, cardiovascular events and strokes are followed up for the harmonized MORGAM data, see the detailed information on follow-up procedures in MORGAM e-publication.

Marker Paper

Ferrario M, Cesana G, Vanuzzo D, Pilotto L, Sega R, Chiodini P, Giampaoli S. Surveillance of ischaemic heart disease: results from the Italian MONICA populations. Int J Epidemiol. 2001 Oct;30 Suppl 1:S23-9. doi: 10.1093/ije/30.suppl_1.s23. PMID: 11759847.

The WHO MONICA Project website

PUBMED 11759847

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,724
Number of participants with biosamples
800
Supplementary Information
Biosamples stored only for study in years 1998-2002.

Data Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Data
Biosamples
Other

Description of the access procedures

Access to the local data is approved on a case-by-case basis. For more information about data request please contact the study representative.

For access to the harmonized MORGAM data from many MORGAM Centres, one should seek a collaboration with any of the Centre which can submit a publication proposal to the MORGAM/BiomarCaRE Steering Group.


Availability of access information

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Timeline

Latina MONICA Study Cohort 01

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
25
Maximum age
69
Countries
  • Italy
Territory
Seven municipalities (Gaeta, Campodimele, Cori, Albano, Latina, Nettuno and Lenola) within the provinces of Latina and Rome.
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,724
Number of participants with biosamples
800
Supplementary Information
Response rate to the baseline survey was 76%.
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 Latina MONICA Study Cohort 01 Baseline Baseline examination (questionnaire and health examination). Data collected on socio-demographic characteristics; lifestyles (smoking habit); risk factors (blood pressure, body mass index, total ... 1982-05 1987-10
1 Latina MONICA Cohort 01 re-examination in the OEC survey

Re-examination of the cohort (questionnaire and health examination) in the OEC survey (conducted in 1998-2002). Data collected on socio-demographic characteristics; lifestyles (smoking habit, ...

 1999 1999
2 Latina MONICA Study Cohort 01 mortality and disease outcome follow-up in MORGAM data

Follow-up for cardiovascular events and death. See the end-points followed up in MORGAM e-publication.

 1982-05 2004-12
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