Figueiredo Barata, Mayra
Mensink, Gert B.M.
Schienkiewitz, Anja
Richter, Almut
Levy, Renata Bertazzi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Robert Koch-Institut
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Declarations
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: The Robert Koch Institute studies strictly comply with the data protection regulations of the EU Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The Ethics Commission of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin reviewed and approved the KiGGS baseline survey (No. 101/2000), whereas the Ethics Commission of Medizinische Hochschule Hannover reviewed and approved the ethical aspects of KiGGS Wave 2 (No. 2275 − 2014). Participation in the studies was voluntary. The participants or their legal guardians were informed about the aims and scope of the studies as well as the data protection measures and provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.