Other names: GNC, German National Cohort, Gesundheitsstudie, NAKO
The German National Cohort (NAKO) has been inviting men and women aged between 20 and 69 to 18 study centers throughout Germany since 2014. The participants are medically examined and questioned about their living conditions. The GNC’s aim is to investigate the causes of chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, rheumatism, infectious diseases, and dementia in order to improve prevention, early diagnoses and treatment of these very widely spread diseases.
cancer cardiovascular disease chronic infections cohort study dementia illness diabetes life-style factors mobility impairments socio-economics factors