About the Authors
- David A. McAllister
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* E-mail: david.mcallister@ed.ac.uk
Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Katherine A. Hughes
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Affiliation University of Edinburgh/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Health Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nazir Lone
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Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nicholas L. Mills
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Affiliation University of Edinburgh/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Health Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Naveed Sattar
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Affiliation Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- John McKnight
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Affiliation Metabolic Unit and Acute Medicine Departments, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Sarah H. Wild
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Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DM KH NL NM SW. Analyzed the data: DM KH NL NS SW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DM SW JM SW NS. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: DM. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: DM KH NL NM NS JM SW. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: DM KH NL NM NS JM SW. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: DM KH NL NM NS JM SW.