Schienkiewitz, Anja
Haftenberger, Marjolein
Mensink, Gert B. M.
Article History
Received: 16 September 2019
Accepted: 2 March 2020
First Online: 8 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The German National Health Interview and Examination Survey DEGS 2008-2011 was approved by the local ethics committee at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin in October 2008 (ethics approval application document number: EA2/047/08). The implementation of the GNHIES98 (1997-1999) and EW (1990-1992) conforms to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. All participants were informed about study objectives and data protection handling. Verbal consent was witnessed and formally recorded in the first and second survey. Subjects in the third survey provided written informed consent prior to their participation. The surveys were conducted according to the Federal and State Commissioners for Data Protection guidelines.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.