Sampling design for the study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA)

Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos, Pedro Luis Nascimento do Silva, Moyses Szklo, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Carlos Henrique Klein, Gabriela Azevedo De Abreu, Laura Augusta Barufaldi, Katia Vergetti Bloch

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Abstract

The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) aims to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome in adolescents (12-17 years) enrolled in public and private schools of the 273 municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil. The study population was stratified into 32 geographical strata (27 capitals and five sets with other municipalities in each macro-region of the country) and a sample of 1,251 schools was selected with probability proportional to size. In each school three combinations of shift (morning and afternoon) and grade were selected, and within each of these combinations, one class was selected. All eligible students in the selected classes were included in the study. The design sampling weights were calculated by the product of the reciprocals of the inclusion probabilities in each sampling stage, and were later calibrated considering the projections of the numbers of adolescents enrolled in schools located in the geographical strata by sex and age.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)921-930
Number of pages10
JournalCadernos de saude publica
Volume31
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 20 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Sampling Studies
  • Statistical Models

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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