Risk of cardiovascular disease in Germany: results from GEDA 2022

Public Health Reporting Germany Journal of Health Monitoring 2025 10(2) FOCUSLogo des Robert Koch-Instituts Risk of cardiovascular disease in Germany: results from GEDA 2022 Authors: Roma Thamm1, Yong Du1, Laura Neuperdt1, Catarina Schiborn 2,3, Birga Maier1, Anne Starker1, Hannelore Neuhauser1,4, Matthias B. Schulze 2,3,5, Christin Heidemann1 Institutions: 1 Robert Koch Institute Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring 2 German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam- Rehbrücke (DIfE), Department of Molecular Epidemiology 3 German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD) 4 German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin site 5 University of Potsdam, Institute of Nutritional Science Abstract Background: Knowledge of the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is important for its prevention. Article and Journal Information Submitted: 23.01.2025 Accepted: 01.04.2025 Published: 21.05.2025 Collection date: June 2025 Methods: Data from a non-clinical test for the absolute risk of having a heart attack or stroke for the first time in the next ten years is available from 3,271 35- to 69-year-old participants in the GEDA 2022 study without a diagnosis of heart attack or stroke. This risk was categorised as low (< 5 %), still low (≥ 5 % – < 7.5 %), increased Article peer reviewed Citation: Thamm R, Du Y, Neuperdt L, Schiborn C, Maier B, Starker A, et al. Risk of cardiovascular disease in Germany: results from GEDA 2022. J Health Monit....