More Drugs and Fewer Strokes? Time Trends in CVD Medication and Incidence of Stroke With German Health Insurance Data.

Background: Successful prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) may reduce the burden of diseases. Preventive medication is an important measure to decrease the risks of cardiovascular events, in particular myocardial infarction and stroke. The aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence of CVD preventive medication in Germany over time with respect to sex and age and to compare it with the temporal development of strokes.

Prevalence of depression three years before and three years after obesity surgery: Sex-stratified case-control study using German health insurance claims data between 2009 and 2015.

Background: Obesity shows significant association with depression elevating morbidity burden. Obesity surgery (OS) has been proven as an effective therapy reducing weight as well as depression prevalence rates, though the latter decrease appears to be unstable over time. For a better interpretation of the time trend, data on depression prevalence in OS-patients for the period before the surgery are needed.

Sociodemographic differences in low back pain: which subgroups of workers are most vulnerable?

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem in workers that contributes to work disability and reduces quality of life. However, studies examining vulnerable groups in relation to sociodemographic differences in LBP remain scarce. Therefore, the current study investigates which sociodemographic groups of workers are most affected by LBP.

Type 2 diabetes severity in the workforce: An occupational sector analysis using German claims data.

Background: Individuals of working age spend a significant amount of time at the workplace making it an important context for disease prevention and management. The temporal development and prevalence of T2D have been shown to differ in the working population based on gender, age group and occupational sector regardless of socioeconomic status. Given potential differences in risk factors associated with different work environments, this study aims to define vulnerable occupational groups by examining T2D severity and its trends in working men and women with T2D of two age groups and among nine occupational sectors.

The relationship between physical and psychosocial workplace exposures and life expectancy free of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disease in working life - an analysis based on German health insurance data.

Background: Against the backdrop of the debate on extending working life, it is important to identify vulnerable occupational groups by analysing inequalities in healthy life years. The aim of the study is to analyse partial life expectancy (age 30-65) [1] free of musculoskeletal diseases (MSD) and [2] free of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in occupational groups with different levels of physical and psychosocial exposures.

Methods: The study is based on German health insurance claims data from 2015 to 2018.