Table 1 Important domains, level of assessment, and assessment methods

Socio-demographic information: age, living circumstances, marital status, employment, education, subjective social status (McArthur Scale [35]), health insurance

x

x

Interview; self-report

Pregnancy and birth: environmental exposure, medication, lifestyle behaviors, mode of delivery, duration of pregnancy, complications

x

Interview; self-report; medical records

Medical history: chronic conditions/diseases, hereditary diseases

x

x

x

Interview; self-/proxy-report

Health behaviors: (breast) feeding, nutrition, physical activity, sleep (CSHQ [36], PSQI [37]), smoking, alcohol consumption, sun bathing and sun protection, teeth brushing, media consumption

(x)

x

x

Self-/proxy-report

Home environment: exposure to allergens, measures to control allergens, smoking, urbanity

x

Proxy-report

Psychosocial constructs: stress (EBI [38]), social support (F-SozU [39]), anxiety and depression (PHQ-D [40]), health-related quality of life (SF-12 [41]), health literacy (HLS-EU [35])

x

x

Self-report

Utilization of medical and non-medical services: health check-ups, vaccinations, ambulatory and stationary health care, medication, early interventions, counseling

x

x

Self-/proxy-report

General health outcomes: health status, health-related quality of life, physical development, mental development, obesity, accidents; specific diseases and syndromes^a

x

Clinical examination;

proxy-report