Multinational MONItoring of Trends and Determinants in CArdiovascular Disease Newcastle (MONICA Newcastle)
The MONICA Newcastle study aimed to measure the trends in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality and to assess the extent to which these trends are related to changes in known risk factors, daily living habits, health care, and major socioeconomic features. It was part of the MONICA study, which measured similar measures at the same time in over 40 collaborating centres across the world. Participants were men and women aged 24 to 70 years old from five local government areas of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Cessnock in Australia. Over 5,000 participants completed baseline surveys from 1984 to 1994 and were followed up via linked mortality and healthcare registries until 1998.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
5,873 (participants)
Age at first data collection
24 - 70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1984
Primary Institutions
University of Newcastle
University of Queensland (UQ)
Links
mica.eucanshare.bsc.es/study/newcastle
maelstrom-research.org/study/monica-newcastle
maelstrom-research.org/network/morgam
iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/42597/9241562234.pdf
thl.fi/publications/morgam/cohorts/full/australia/aus-newa.htm
Profile paper DOI
Funders
BHP Group Limited
Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging (now known as Department of Health and Aged Care [DHAC])
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
New South Wales Ministry of Health
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
