Background: Despite having the third highest proportion of people aged 60 years and older in the world, Germany has been recently reported as having the lowest prevalence of frailty of 15 European countries. The objective ...

Background: Increased risk of osteoporosis and its clinical significance in patients with diabetes is controversial. We analyze osteoporosis prevalence and determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with ...

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection plays an important role in liver diseases. However, the molecular epidemiology and impact of HDV infection in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain uncertain in Vietnam. This cross-sectional ...

Zur Beschreibung von Krankheitsprävalenzen und -mustern bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland wurden Informationen zu 22 chronischen Gesundheitsproblemen bei 21.262 Personen im Alter von 18 bis 100 Jahren (51,5% Frauen) telefonisch ...

Summary Background An improved estimation of the clinical sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial in African countries, where the subject has received little attention despite more than 12 million reported cases and ...

Background: For patients, usually the first and most preferred contact person on health issues is still the doctor and most persons see their doctor at least once a year. Therefore, physical activity counselling strategies ...

In the first wave of the “German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults” (DEGS1), up-to-date and representative data regarding allergic diseases in 7,988 18- to 79-year-old subjects living in Germany were ...

Back and neck pain are widespread and can significantly reduce quality of life. A cross-sectional telephone survey (N=5,009) was carried out between October 2019 and March 2020 to gain a valid estimate of the prevalence ...

Background: Patients asking for a free anonymous HIV test may have contracted other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia trachomatis, yet Chlamydia prevalence in that population is unknown. This study ...