German National Cohort (NAKO)
Study type
Cohort
Location
Germany
PI/Contact
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Jockel, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens
Size
Total: 100000
Fully recruited?
No
Age range at recruitment
20 - 69
Socioeconomic:
Age, Sex, Education, Occupation
Medical History:
Medical History (prior disease), Cancer, Cardiac, Diabetes, Mental health, Respiratory, Other
Lifestyle:
Alcohol, Smoking, Diet, Physical activity
Environmental:
Outdoor Air Pollution, Occupational Exposures
Physical Measurements:
Height, Weight, BMI, Waist, Hip, Waist-Hip-Ratio, Bio-impedance, Body composition, Body composition (imaging), Blood pressure, Heart rate
Follow-up:
Mortality: Yes Non-fatal events: Yes
Blood Samples stored:
Plasma, Serum
Other Biological samples:
Urine, Saliva, Faeces, Nasal swab
Other:
Reproductive history (women), Mental health questionnaire