"Informed consent was obtained from all participants (or parent/guardian for those aged less than 18 years).Study of Health In Pomerania (SHIP), GermanyThe SHIP is a longitudinal population based cohort study assessing the prevalence and incidence of common, population relevant diseases and their risk factors with examinations at baseline (SHIP-0, 1997???2001), 5-year-follow-Up (SHIP-1, 2002???2006" . . . .