About the Authors

Ekim Seven

ekim.seven@regionh.dk

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark

Lise L. N. Husemoen

Affiliation Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark

Thomas S. G. Sehested

Affiliation Department of Cardiology P, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark

Hans Ibsen

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Holbæk Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Holbæk, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Kristian Wachtell

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Allan Linneberg

Affiliations Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark

Jørgen L. Jeppesen

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors received funding from The Danish Pharmaceutical Association, which is a commercial source. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ES LLNH AL JLJ. Performed the experiments: ES LLNH AL JLJ. Analyzed the data: ES LLNH TSGS JLJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ES LLNH JLJ. Wrote the paper: ES LLNH TSGS HI KW AL JLJ.