About the Authors
- Eric J. G. Sijbrands
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* E-mail: e.sijbrands@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erik Tornij
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Affiliations Actuarial Department, Nationale-Nederlanden – ING Group, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Medical Department, Nationale-Nederlanden – ING Group, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Sietske J. Homsma
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Affiliations Actuarial Department, Nationale-Nederlanden – ING Group, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Medical Department, Nationale-Nederlanden – ING Group, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
Tornij and Homsma are employes of the company that funded the study (Nationale-Nederlanden - ING Group).
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EJGS. Analyzed the data: EJGS ET SJH. Wrote the paper: EJGS ET SJH. Designed the study and supervised the work: EJGS. Manager of the large database: ET. Supervised the recruitment of persons: SJH.