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. 2022 Oct 19;37(10):1107–1124. doi: 10.1007/s10654-022-00890-5

Table 3.

Questionnaire data collected within the German National Cohort

Questionnaires
Face to face interview
 Level 1 mandatory modules (whole cohort)
 Socio-economic status and socio-demographic factors: Nationality, ethnicity, native language, family status, housing situation, education, employment/profession/status, income, partners education, parents education, occupation
 Medical history:  Cardiovascular diseases, tumour diseases, metabolic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, pulmonary diseases, allergies, gastrointestinal and liver diseases, skin diseases, kidney diseases, neurological and psychiatric diseases, eye, infectious diseases, other diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, morbus bechterew, lupus erythematodes, Sjögren syndrome, fibromyalgia, urinary tract stones, myelitis optic, multiple sclerosis, Tinnitus), operations; filter questions of Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview vs 5.0, part Major Depression
 Medication use (past 7 days)
 Women: Menstrual cycle, contraceptives, menopause, hormone replacement, polycystic ovary syndrome, HPV
 Level 2 modules (subgroup)
 If affirmative reply regarding depression in Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview filter question: complete Mini questionnaire module on Major Depression
Self-administered—touchscreen in study centre
 Level 1 mandatory modules (whole cohort)
 Health-related quality of life (modified SF-12)
 Physical activity and fitness (VSAQ, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire)
 Smoking
 Alcohol consumption
 Women: Pregnancies
 Men: Family Planning
 Infections and immune function
 Participation in screening programmes
 Pulmonary health
 Oral health: Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire (OHIP-5)
 Cardiovascular health
 Neurologic and psychiatric factors [37, 38]: depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7)
 Psychosocial factors [37]: Big-5 personality, stress (PHQ-Stress)
 Level 1 elective* modules (subgroup)
 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Lawton and Brody Questionnaire (age 60+ years)
 Family history
 Occupational reward/effort reward imbalance questionnaire (ERI)
 Occupational exposures
 Environmental exposures
 Headache types/migraine
 Drug use
 Sleeping habits
 Childhood/youth [39]
 Childhood trauma questionnaire, short version (CT-S)
 Social networks and support (adapted Berkman questionnaire) [37]
 Weight history
 Tattoos and solarium
 Accidents and fractures
 Gastrointestinal symptoms
 Use of medical services
 Level 2 mandatory modules (subgroup)
 Pain mannequin
 Seeing and hearing
 Restless Legs Syndrome
 Exposure to animals
 Work-related exposures/occupational stress (COPSOQ)
Self-administered questionnaires at home
 Diet: Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), short version 24 h recall: (sv24)
 Physical activity [34]: Questionnaire on Annual Physical Activity Pattern (QUAP), computer-based 24-h physical activity recall (cpar24)

Modified and updated table based on [5]

*Level 1 elective program: for participants who did not complete the mandatory programme within 35 min the following rules applied: 50% receive the remaining modules in a random order, 50% in the fixed order. After 40 min, touchscreen ended for Level 1 participants if they did not wish to complete all modules