German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
The KiGGS was established in 2003 to study trends in prevalence rates among children and adolescents with health development over the life course. The KiGGS sample is representative of all children and adolescents in Germany aged between birth and 17, excluding those in hospitals, state institutions, or foster homes. Children and adolescents from migrant families were oversampled to ensure adequate representation. The baseline sample consisted of over 17,000 participants.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
17,641 (participants)
Age at first data collection
0 - 17 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Children and adolescents between birth and 17 years of age with main residence in Germany.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
Robert Koch Institute (Robert Koch Institut, RKI)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) now known as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, BMFTR)
Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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