Encuesta de Factores de Riesgo Cardiovascular en la Región de Murcia (EFRCV-RM)

Sample details

The EFRCV-RM aimed to quantify the prevalence of different cardiovascular risk factors in the general adult population of the Region of Murcia, southeast Spain. From 1991 to 1993, the study recruited and assessed a representative sample of over 3,000 individuals aged 18 to 65 years. Retrospective data were collected between 2005 and 2006, encompassing the 13 years following the baseline data collection.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

3,091 (participants)

Age at first data collection

18 - 65 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
The adult population of Murcia, Spain.

Sample features

Adults

Population-based sample

Dataset details

Country

Spain

Year of first data collection

1991

Primary Institutions

Epidemiología y Salud Pública del Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERESP)

Links

cordeliaproject.net/ca/qui-som/cohort/efrcv-murcia-3/

doi.org/10.1023/a:1007596222217

doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801684

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9477707/

Profile paper DOI

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20969808/

Funders

Center for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health Network (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP)

Health Research Fund (Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias, FIS)

Murcia Regional Health Authority (Boletín Oficial de la Región de Murcia, BORM)

Spanish Health Research Fund (Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria, FIS)

Spanish Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Sanidad, MISAN)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection

Interview – face-to-face
Interview – phone
Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
Secondary data
Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted

Qualitative data collection