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The MONICA Augsburg surveys—basis for prospective cohort studies.

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Löwel, H, Döring, A, Schneider, A, Heier, M, Thorand, B, Meisinger, C·2005·Das Gesundheitswesen

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As part of the WHO MONICA project three population-representative surveys were conducted in the study region of Augsburg since 1984/85 to describe time trends of classical cardiovascular risk factors. These surveys provide relevant baseline-information for prospective health outcome studies. Three independent study populations were recruited in 1984/85 (S1: age 25 - 64 years), 1989/90 (S2: age 25 - 74 years), and 1994/95 (S3: age 25 - 74 years) by a two-stage cluster sampling, with random sampling for the city of Augsburg, and a random selection of 16 communities by community size in the two adjacent counties. In the three surveys, 13,427 persons have had 13,818 study participations, since some subjects were by chance sampled for more than one survey. From 1984 to 1995, no trends in hypertension could be observed, but an increase of 15 % (men) resp. 30 % (women) in dyslipidaemia (total/HDL cholesterol ratio > or = five). Cigarette smoking decreased in 55 to 64 year old men und increased in 35 to 64-year old women. The predictive impact for incident Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) per 100,000 person years is highest for cigarette smoking (men 880, women 360), followed by dyslipidemia (men 739, women 318) and systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mm Hg (men 658, women 276). By 31st December 2002 1,551 persons (1,031 men, 520 women) had died. The surveys will be used for further gender-specific cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses with special focus on classical, new laboratory and genetic risk factors as determinants of mortality, incident AMI and incident type 2 diabetes, to improve preventive strategies.

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Authors
Löwel, H., Döring, A., Schneider, A., Heier, M., Thorand, B., & Meisinger, C.
Affiliations
Helmholtz Munich (DE)
Venue
Das Gesundheitswesen
Published
2005-07-20
Volume
67
Issue
S 01
Pages
13-18
ISSN
  • 0941-3790 (ISSN-L)
  • 1439-4421
OpenAlex
W2042994365
Cited by
166
References
13
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FWCI
9.53
Type
journal article
Language
de
Open access
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  • Das Gesundheitswesen (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • OPUS (Augsburg University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Healthcare Systems and Public Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cigarette smoking, acute myocardial infarction, cardiovascular mortality, type 2 diabetes, temporal trends, prospective cohort, Augsburg, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Registries, Risk Factors, World Health Organization, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Survival Analysis, Risk Assessment

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