Overweight and obesity among adults in Germany – Results from GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS

Background: Overweight and obesity and their associated secondary diseases are of high public health relevance. Methods: Self-reported body weight and body height data are available in the study German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS). The body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) was calculated and overweigh...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anja Schienkiewitz, Ronny Kuhnert, Miriam Blume, Gert B.M. Mensink
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JHealthMonit_2022_03_Overweight_GEDA_2019_2020.pdf?__blob=publicationFile