Quality Assessment of Data on Hypertension Control in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 1. MONICA Reporting Unit Aggregates, Collaborating Centres, Reporting Units and number of respondents (see Section 2.1)
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS N
Abbreviation Name Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
AUS-NEWa Newcastle 11 1-5 1-5 1-5 2461 1347 1325
AUS-PERa Perth 10 2 2 2 1782 809 751
AUS-PERb Perth 10 snd 2,3 2,3 snd 1640 1550
BEL-CHAa Charleroi 12 2 2 2 1045 1075 1098
BEL-GHEa Ghent 12 1 1 1 1344 1223 1332
BEL-LUXa Luxembourg 14 1 snd snd 1933 snd snd
CAN-HALa Halifax 15 1 snd 1 917 snd 730
CHN-BEIa Beijing 17 1 1 1 1672 1566 1429
CZE-CZEa Czech Republic 18 1-6 1-6 1-6 2555 2769 2353
DEN-GLOa Glostrup 19 1 1 1 3785 1504 1625
FIN-KUOa Kuopio Province 20 3 3 3 2792 1603 1552
FIN-NKAa North Karelia 20 2 2 2 3139 3133 1437
FIN-TULa Turku/Loimaa 20 6 6 6 3285 1549 1548
FRA-LILa Lille 59 1 snd 1 1637 snd 1149
FRA-STRa Strasbourg 54 1 snd 1 1381 snd 1079
FRA-TOUa Toulouse 55 1 1 1 1 1323 586 1175
GER-AURa Augsburg (rural) 26 2 2 2 2206 2176 2199
GER-AUUa Augsburg (urban) 26 1 1 1 1802 1773 1700
GER-BERa Berlin-Lichtenberg 23 1 1 snd 1238 1421 snd
GER-BREa Bremen 24 1 1 1 1667 1164 1166
GER-BREb Bremen 24 snd 1,2 1,2 snd 2167 2170
GER-COTa Cottbus 23 2 2 snd 1397 1072 snd
GER-EGEb MONICA East Germany 23 17,19 17,19 17,19 1088 1114 1159
GER-ERFa Erfurt 23 4 4 4 209 1794 1163
GER-HACa Halle County 23 7-10,12,14 7-10,12,14 snd 2284 2165 snd
GER-KMSa Karl-Marx-Stadt County 23 15-19 15-19 snd 2339 2283 snd
GER-RDMc Rest of DDR MONICA 23 22,24,26 snd snd 467 snd snd
GER-RHNa Rhein-Neckar Region 25 1,4 snd snd 3104 snd snd
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS N
Abbreviation Name Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin
HUN-BUDa Budapest 27 1 1 snd 1514 3020 snd
HUN-PECa Pecs 27 2 2 snd 1685 3106 snd
ICE-ICEa Iceland 28 1-2 1-2 1-2 1734 1691 1798
ISR-TELa Tel Aviv 30 1 snd snd 1382 snd snd
ITA-BRIa Area Brianza 57 1 1 1 1635 1554 1660
ITA-FRIa Friuli 32 1-5 1-5 1-5 1869 1814 1771
ITA-LATa Area Latina 31 1-2 snd snd 1782 snd snd
LTU-KAUa Kaunas 45 1 1 1 1463 1762 1239
MLT-MLTa Malta 52 1 snd snd 2066 snd snd
NEZ-AUCa Auckland 33 1 snd 1 1588 snd 1472
POL-TARa Tarnobrzeg Voivodship 35 1-2 1-2 1-2 2678 1288 1317
POL-WARa Warsaw 36 1-2 1-2 1-2 2624 1418 1514
ROM-BUCa Bucharest 53 1 snd snd 1577 snd snd
RUS-MOCa Moscow (control) 46 1 1 1 1416 1202 1084
RUS-MOIa Moscow (intervention) 46 2 2 2 1175 1210 1396
RUS-MOIb Moscow (intervention) 46 2,3 snd snd 2375 snd snd
RUS-NOCa Novosibirsk (control) 47 3 3 snd 1532 1681 1558
RUS-NOCb Novosibirsk (control) 47 3,4 snd snd 2784 snd snd
RUS-NOIa Novosibirsk (intervention) 47 1 1 1 1615 1693 1692
SPA-CATa Catalonia 39 3 3 3 2525 2914 3434
SWE-GOTa Gothenburg 40 1 1 1 1369 1552 1783
SWE-NSWa Northern Sweden 60 1-2 1-2 1-2 1619 1558 1506
SWI-TICa Ticino 50 3 3 3 1550 1454 1503
SWI-VAFa Vaud/Fribourg 50 1 1 1 1635 1763 1544
UNK-BELa Belfast 34 1 1 1 2346 2364 1996
UNK-GLAa Glasgow 37 1 1 1 1250 1491 1817
USA-STAa Stanford 43 1-4 1-4 1-4 1520 1573 1582
YUG-NOSa Novi Sad 49 1 1 1 1575 1569 1554
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS N
Abbreviation Name Ini Mid Fin Ini Mid Fin

1 In the middle survey, only men were examined.

Key: snd = survey not done