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Thomas Ziese
Researcher at Robert Koch Institute
Publications - 107
Citations - 2728
Thomas Ziese is an academic researcher from Robert Koch Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Population. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 100 publications receiving 2195 citations.
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Übergewicht und Adipositas in Deutschland
Gert B. M. Mensink,Anja Schienkiewitz,Marjolein Haftenberger,Thomas Lampert,Thomas Ziese,Christa Scheidt-Nave +5 more
TL;DR: The first wave of the "German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults" (DEGS1), conducted from 2008 through 2011, provides current data about overweight and obesity among adults in Germany as discussed by the authors.
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Overweight and obesity in Germany
Gert B. M. Mensink,Anja Schienkiewitz,Marjolein Haftenberger,Thomas Lampert,Thomas Ziese,Christa Scheidt-Nave +5 more
TL;DR: The first wave of the "German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults" (DEGS1), conducted from 2008 through 2011, provides current data about overweight and obesity among adults in Germany and indicates that the prevalence of overweight has risen substantially, especially among men, and the increase in obesity occurred especially among young adults.
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Chronische Rückenschmerzen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung in Deutschland 2002/2003: Prävalenz und besonders betroffene Bevölkerungsgruppen
TL;DR: Chronic back pain is a highly prevalent complaint in the general population in Germany and the association not only with bone and joint diseases but also with depression, a lower level of education and with certain lifestyle behaviours emphasises that back pain should not be viewed only in the context of the spine.
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Data Resource Profile: German Health Update (GEDA)—the health interview survey for adults in Germany
Cornelia Lange,Franziska Jentsch,Jennifer Allen,Jens Hoebel,Anna Lena Kratz,Elena von der Lippe,Stephan Müters,Patrick Schmich,Jürgen Thelen,Matthias Wetzstein,Judith Fuchs,Thomas Ziese +11 more
TL;DR: The German Health Update (GEDA) study is one component of the recently established nationwide health monitoring system administered by the Robert Koch Institute and aims to provide current data on health and disease, health determinants and time trends in health and morbidity in the adult population in Germany.