German National Cohort / Nationale Kohorte

Overview
Alternative title
NAKO Health Study / NAKO Gesundheitsstudie
Acronym
GNC
Type of information
Survey/interview data
URL of the data source
https://nako.de/informationen-auf-englisch/
Description

The German National Cohort (NAKO Gesundheitsstudie/NAKO) has been inviting men and women aged between 20 and 69 to 18 study centers throughout Germany since 2014. The participants are medically examined and questioned about their living conditions. The NAKO’s aim is to investigate the causes of chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, rheumatism, infectious diseases, and dementia in order to improve prevention, early diagnoses and treatment of these very widely spread diseases. The multicenter project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF), the participating federal states and the Helmholtz Association. By the beginning of March 2017, over 100,000 people from all over Germany had already participated in the study.

Free keywords
Adults
Health Examination Survey
Risk assessment
Early detection
Prevention
Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics;
Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Physical environment;
Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Social environment;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Demographic factors;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Self-reported health status
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
General population
Age range
From 20 years to 69 years
Sex
Both
Data Collection Period
From 01 January 2014 - Ongoing
Language(s)
German
Terms of data access - URL
https://transfer.nako.de/transfer/index
Linkage possible
No
Data Owner(s)
NAKO
Contact name
Anke Macdonald
Contact e-mail
geschaeftsstelle@nako.de
Contact phone number
+49(0) 6221 42620-32
Contact info (address)

NAKO Transferstelle
Am Taubenfeld 21/2
69123 Heidelberg, Germany

Updated on 28 September 2022