Kurth Bärbel-Maria, Kamtsiuris Panagiotis, Hölling Heike, Schlaud Martin, Dölle Rüdiger, Ellert Ute, Kahl Heidrun, Knopf Hiltraud, Lange Michael, Mensink Gert Bm, Neuhauser Hannelore, Rosario Angelika Schaffrath, Scheidt-Nave Christa, Schenk Liane, Schlack Robert, Stolzenberg Heribert, Thamm Michael, Thierfelder Wulf, Wolf Ute
Department of Epidemiology and Health Reporting, Robert Koch Institute, Seestrasse 10, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
BMC Public Health. 2008 Jun 4;8:196. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-196.
From May 2003 to May 2006, the Robert Koch Institute conducted the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS). Aim of this first nationwide interview and examination survey was to collect comprehensive data on the health status of children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 years.
METHODS/DESIGN: Participants were enrolled in two steps: first, 167 study locations (sample points) were chosen; second, subjects were randomly selected from the official registers of local residents. The survey involved questionnaires filled in by parents and parallel questionnaires for children aged 11 years and older, physical examinations and tests, and a computer assisted personal interview performed by study physicians. A wide range of blood and urine testing was carried out at central laboratories. A total of 17 641 children and adolescents were surveyed - 8985 boys and 8656 girls. The proportion of sample neutral drop-outs was 5.3%. The response rate was 66.6%.
The response rate showed little variation between age groups and sexes, but marked variation between resident aliens and Germans, between inhabitants of cities with a population of 100 000 or more and sample points with fewer inhabitants, as well as between the old West German states and the former East German states. By analysing the short non-responder questionnaires it was proven that the collected data give comprehensive and nationally representative evidence on the health status of children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 years.
2003年5月至2006年5月，德国罗伯特·科赫研究所开展了德国儿童和青少年健康访谈与检查调查（KiGGS）。这项首次全国性的访谈与检查调查旨在收集有关0至17岁儿童和青少年健康状况的全面数据。
方法/设计：参与者分两步招募：首先，选择167个研究地点（采样点）；其次，从当地居民官方登记册中随机选取受试者。该调查包括家长填写的问卷以及11岁及以上儿童的平行问卷、体格检查与测试，还有由研究医生进行的计算机辅助个人访谈。在中央实验室进行了广泛的血液和尿液检测。总共对17641名儿童和青少年进行了调查，其中8985名男孩，8656名女孩。样本中性退出率为5.3%。应答率为66.6%。
应答率在年龄组和性别之间变化不大，但在外国居民与德国居民之间、人口10万及以上城市的居民与居民较少的采样点之间，以及原西德各州和原东德各州之间存在显著差异。通过分析简短的未应答者问卷，证明所收集的数据为0至17岁儿童和青少年的健康状况提供了全面且具有全国代表性的证据。
