In der Studie zur Gesundheit Erwachsener in Deutschland (DEGS1) wurden von 2008 bis 2011 in einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe von 5901 Personen in der Altersgruppe von 40 bis 79 Jahren Daten zur Prävalenz von ...

Der sozioökonomische Status (SES) stellt eine zentrale Analysekategorie der epidemiologischen Forschung und Gesundheitsberichterstattung dar. Im Rahmen der Deutschen Herz-Kreislauf-Präventionsstudie 1984–1991 wurde zur ...

In the absence of an immunisation register, vaccination coverage in Germany must be estimated. Ten years after the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98), the population survey DEGS1 is one ...

Sleep disturbances are associated with a variety of physical and mental health disorders and cause high direct and indirect economic costs. The aim of this study was to report the frequency and distribution of problems of ...

A state of good fitness is related to a better health state and a lower mortality risk. In the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1), aerobic fitness was measured among adults between 18 and 64 ...

In many countries, hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in gynaecology. The aim of this study is to analyse the prevalence of hysterectomy in Germany by sociodemographic factors and ...

The aim of this study is to describe health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the German adult population and provide current representative normative data for the version 2 of the SF-36 (SF-36V2) in the German population. ...

Although various tobacco control measures have been implemented in Germany in the recent years, smoking is still widespread and constitutes a considerable health risk for the population. According to the data of the German ...

The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1) was conducted from 2008–2011 and comprised interviews, examinations and tests. The target population was the resident population of Germany aged 18–79 ...

The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1) was conducted from 2008–2011 and comprised interviews, examinations and tests. The target population was the resident population of Germany aged from ...