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Publications – German National Cohort (NAKO)

Publications

Here you will find all national and international peer-reviewed publications of the German National Cohort (NAKO) – sorted by year. Under “Other publications” you will find user manuals, book chapters and articles without peer review.

2026

  • Ito C, Baune BT, Berger K, Investigators TGNC (NAKO), Kurth T, Brinks R. Applying the illness-death model to estimate the incidence and remission of severe anxiety and depressive symptoms in the German National Cohort (NAKO). European Psychiatry. 2026;69(1):e23.
  • Walendy V, Gekle M, Grossmann C, et al. Very low-grade albuminuria is linked to arterial stiffness in a population-based cohort. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2026:101495.
  • Otten D, Kasinger C, Kriechel L, et al. Depression and anxiety symptoms in internally migrated women and men after the German unification: baseline results from the German National Cohort Study (NAKO). Journal of Migration and Health. 2026:100403.
  • Wang Y, Xi Y, Breitner-Busch S, et al. Changes in Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Data From the German National Cohort (NAKO) for the Years 2014–2022. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2026;(Forthcoming):arztebl.m2025.0218.
  • Töpfer P, Klinger-König J, Siewert-Markus U, et al. Sex-dependent associations of childhood maltreatment with obesity-related traits: results from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Int J Obes. 2026:1-9.
  • Slesinski SC, Bolte G, Zhuang S, et al. Transportation noise and self-rated health: Evidence from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Environmental Research. 2026:123885.
  • Herpel C, Becher H, Aarabi G, et al. Temporomandibular Disorders: Prevalence and Associated Biopsychosocial Factors. An Analysis of Data From the NAKO Health Study. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2026;(Forthcoming):arztebl.m2025.0219.
  • Kiefer LS, Winter M, Pappa S, et al. Age- and BMI-Dependent Psoas and Gluteus Muscle Mass in 27,805 Participants of the Population-Based German National Cohort (NAKO Gesundheitsstudie): A Deep-Learning 3T MRI Study. Diagnostics. 2026;16(2):205.

2025

  • Völker MP, Callies CM, Frank J, et al. From cigarettes to symptoms: the association between smoking and depression in the German National Cohort (NAKO). BMC Public Health. December 2025.
  • Buschmann L, Bonberg N, Baurecht H, et al. Participation in the German mammography screening program: An analysis of data from the NAKO Health Study. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. November 2025.
  • Dallavalle M, Cyrys J, Sues S, et al. Development and validation of land use regression models for ultrafine particles in Augsburg and Regensburg, Germany. Urban Climate. 2025;64:102644.
  • Walther G, Brand T, Dragano N, et al. Migration and cardiovascular disease: A comparative study of prevalence and risk factor profiles in resettlers from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Annals of Epidemiology. 2025;111:14-23.
  • Breitner-Busch S, Wolf K, Cyrys J, et al. Long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and its association with cardiometabolic diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiometabolic biomarkers: A cross-sectional analysis of the German National cohort (NAKO). Environment International. 2025;204:109806.
  • Görig T, Baurecht H, Günther K, et al. Socio‐economic status and tanning bed use: Results from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025:jdv.70196.
  • Klinger-König J, Streit F, Völker MP, et al. Childhood maltreatment and adult diseases in the general population: the mediating role of smoking and overweight in a time-sequence design. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):3613.
  • Strathmann EA, Ratjen I, Willrodt K, et al. Association of Neck Circumference With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Diseases in the German National Cohort. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2025;9(12):bvaf163.
  • Maskarinec G, Klapp R, Nöthlings U, et al. Association of a Lifestyle Risk Index With Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in the German National Cohort ( NAKO ). Obesity. 2025:oby.70071.
  • Graf R, Platzek P, Riedel EO, et al. VIBESegmentator: full body MRI segmentation for the NAKO and UK Biobank. Eur Radiol. 2025.
  • Raisi-Estabragh Z, Lewandowski AJ. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the German National Cohort and the Future of Population Imaging Science. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2025:101963.
  • Shugaa Addin N, Schuppert C, Full PM, et al. Magnesium Depletion, Metabolic Impairment, and Cardiac Alterations: The NAKO-MRI Study with Mendelian Randomization. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2025:dgaf476.
  • Diexer S, Frost J, Ahnert P, et al. Cross-sectional study of health impairment related to post COVID-19 condition among participants of a large population-based cohort in Germany. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):25830.
  • Thews O, Schmid T, Kluttig A, et al. Physiological serum uric acid concentrations correlate with arterial stiffness in a sex-dependent manner. BMC Med. 2025;23(1).
  • Niedermayer F, Rospleszcz S, Matthiessen C, et al. Associations of road traffic noise with adipose tissue depots and hepatic fat content – Results from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Environment International. 2025;201:109566.
  • Kittner P, Bürgel T, Lin CMGJ, et al. Patterns and associated factors of accelerometer-measured physical activity in the metropolitan areas of Singapore and Berlin – comparative analysis of the Singapore population health studies and the German National Cohort (NAKO). BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):1872.
  • Holz A, Obi N, Pischon T, et al. Multiple Sklerose: Familienvorgeschichte, Lebensstil und gesundheitliche Faktoren im Kindes- und Jugendalter Ergebnisse einer in die NAKO Gesundheitsstudie eingebetteten Fall-Kontroll-Studie Findings of a case–control study nested within the German National Cohort (NAKO) study. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 2025.
  • Jaehn P, Rach S, Bolte G, et al. What can we learn from an intersectionality-informed description of study participants? Results from the German National Cohort. Int J Equity Health. 2025;24(1):151.
  • Ziegelmayer S, Häntze H, Mertens C, et al. Intermuscular adipose tissue and lean muscle mass assessed with MRI in people with chronic back pain in Germany: a retrospective observational study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe.