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Germany Health Interview and Examination Survey 2008-2011, Baseline Cohort

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Studie zur Gesundheit Erwachsener in Deutschland (DEGS1)
Provider 
Robert Koch Institute
Tabulations only
Geography 
Germany (DEU)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2008 - 12/2011
Series or system 
Germany Health Interview and Examination Survey (DEGS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Exam
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The German Health Interview and Examination Survey (DEGS1) is a continuation of the Bundes-Gesundheitssurvey 1998 (BGS98), which was carried out from 1997-1999. DEGS1 had 8,152 participants ages 18-79, approximately half of whom also participated in BGS98. Additional participants were chosen based on two-stage stratified random sampling from local population registries.

Topics covered by the survey include health status, health-related behavior, living conditions, and health care. Survey instruments include a self-administered food frequency questionnaire, blood and urine samples, standardized measurements and physical performance tests, and a physician-administered interview.

Keywords 
Aged adults, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Assets, Asthma, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breast cancer, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Colon and rectum cancers, Colonoscopy, DTP vaccines, Dental care, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Digital rectal examinations, Diphtheria vaccines, Domestic violence, Drug consumption, Eczema, Education, Education degrees, Fruits, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis vaccines, Hormone replacement therapy, Hospitals, Housing, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IPAQ, Immunization, Influenza vaccines, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Ischemic heart disease, Leisure activities, Length of stay, Live births, Measles vaccines, Medicines, Meningococcal vaccines, Menstruation, Mental health symptoms, Metabolic disorders, Micronutrient supplements, Micronutrients, Mumps vaccines, Obesity, Occult blood, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pneumococcal vaccines, Polio vaccines, Prostate cancer, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rubella vaccines, SF-36, Screening mammography, Skin cancers, Sleep, Sleep disorders, Social class, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Unipolar depressive disorders, Urine tests, Urticaria, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Violence, Weight, Cohort study
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023