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Die aktuellen Ergebnisse der „Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland“ (KiGGS Welle 2, 2014–2017) weisen darauf hin, dass sich die Prävalenz von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern...
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Theoretische Grundlagen statistischer Methoden und Verfahren. Anhand von eindrucksvollen Beispielen werden die praktischen Auswirkungen von Fehlern in der statistischen Verarbeitung deutlich gemacht.
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Vorwort Robert Koch-Institut
Das Robert Koch-Institut hat als Public Health-Institut die Aufgabe, den Gesundheitszustand und das Gesundheitsverhalten der in Deutschland lebenden Bevölkerung zu beobachten, Trends bzw. Trendwenden festzuste...
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Updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 4- to 10-year-old children in Germany. Results from the telephone-based KiGGS Wave 1 after correction for bias in parental reports
The nationwide ‘German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents’ (KiGGS), conducted in 2003–2006, showed an increase in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity compared to th...
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Open AccessErratum to: ‘Updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 11- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany. Results from the telephone-based KiGGS Wave 1 after correction for bias in self-reports’
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Open AccessUpdated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 11- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany. Results from the telephone-based KiGGS Wave 1 after correction for bias in self-reports
The nationwide “German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents” (KiGGS), conducted in 2003–2006, showed an increase in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity compared to th...
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Open AccessApplying a correction procedure to the prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity in the German part of the HBSC study
Prevalence rates for overweight and obesity based on self-reported height and weight are underestimated, whereas the prevalence rate for underweight is slightly overestimated. Therefore a correction is needed....
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Open AccessGerman health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS) - design, objectives and implementation of the first data collection wave
The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS) is part of the recently established national health monitoring conducted by the Robert Koch Institute. DEGS combines a nationally representa...
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Open AccessDeterminants of agreement between self-reported and parent-assessed quality of life for children in Germany-results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
The aim of this study is to quantify the level of agreement between self-reporting and proxy-assessment of children's health-related quality of life using KINDL-R in a large population based study in Germany a...
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The ‘Motorik-Modul’ (MoMo): physical fitness and physical activity in German children and adolescents
The aim of the ‘Motorik-Modul’ (MoMo Basiserhebung, www.motorik-modul.de) was to establish prevalence measurements on physical fitness and physical act...
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Open AccessGerman cancer statistics 2004
For years the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has been annually pooling and reviewing the data from the German population-based cancer registries and evaluating them together with the cause-of-death statistics pro...
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Open AccessMeasuring adolescents' HRQoL via self reports and parent proxy reports: an evaluation of the psychometric properties of both versions of the KINDL-R instrument
Several instruments are available to assess children's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on self reports as well as proxy reports from parents. Previous studies have found only low-to-moderate agree...
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Open AccessPotential determinants of obesity among children and adolescents in Germany: results from the cross-sectional KiGGS study
Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing public health problem. The aim of the present paper is to identify potential determinants of obesity and risk groups among 3- to 17-year old children and ado...
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How often are German children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD? Prevalence based on the judgment of health care professionals: results of the German health and examination survey (KiGGS)
Attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder with a substantial lifelong impact on personal and social functioning, academic performance, and the health system in general. Extended kn...
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Assessing psychopathological problems of children and adolescents from 3 to 17 years in a nationwide representative sample: results of the German health interview and examination survey for children and adolescents (KiGGS)
Reliable information on the prevalence of mental health problems in children and adolescents in the general population in Germany is scarce. With the German health and examination survey for children and adole...
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The mental health module (BELLA study) within the German Health Interview and Examination Survey of Children and Adolescents (KiGGS): study design and methods
The BELLA study on mental health and well-being in children and adolescents is the mental health module of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). The cross-sec...
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Open AccessThe challenge of comprehensively map** children's health in a nation-wide health survey: Design of the German KiGGS-Study
From May 2003 to May 2006, the Robert Koch Institute conducted the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). Aim of this first nationwide interview and examination su...
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Ethische und rechtliche Aspekte der epidemiologischen Forschung mit Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland am Beispiel des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys
Der Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurvey soll repräsentative, gültige Daten und Erkenntnisse zur gesundheitlichen Situation von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland als entscheidende Voraussetzung für die Be...
