2/2025 - Risk of cardiovascular disease in Germany: results from GEDA 2022

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Germany. Knowledge of the risk of CVD is important for its prevention. Data from a non-clinical test of the absolute risk of having a first heart attack or stroke in the next ten years are available for participants in …

2/2025 - Self-perceived oral health of people with and without diabetes mellitus: results of the study GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS

Oral diseases interact with noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus. In the German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS) study, people were asked by telephone about the presence of diabetes and the state of their teeth and gums.

1/2025 - Dementia – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance

As part of the German Burden of Disease Study, population-based prevalences of dementia are estimated. This allows regional patterns and temporal trends to be identified. The prevalence of dementia in the population was estimated for the years 2017 to 2022 using routine data of persons insured in …

1/2025 - Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance

As part of the German Burden of Disease Study, population-based prevalences of Parkinson disease are estimated. This allows regional patterns and temporal trends to be identified. The prevalence of Parkinson disease in the population was estimated for the years 2017 to 2022 using routine data of …

1/2025 - Prevalence of obesity and smoking among adults in Germany – trends from 2003 to 2023

This article analyses trends in obesity and smoking prevalence in Germany over time  and place these trends in the context of existing public health measures for structural prevention. The analysis is based on data from the Robert Koch Institute Telephone Health Surveys and the German Health Update.

1/2025 - The life expectancy gap: Socioeconomic differences in life expectancy between areas in Germany

This issue examines differences in life expectancy between Germany’s most affluent and most deprived areas. Data from the cause-of-death statistics from 2003 to 2022 were linked with official population data to calculate the average life expectancy of females and males in each of Germany’s …

1/2025 - Effects of the corona measures on the life of children and adolescents: Results of the German HBSC study 2022

Based on data from the 2022 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, this focus article reports on how children and young people perceive the impact of COVID-19 interventions on different areas of their lives.