About the Authors

Vanessa Bouwman

Affiliations Department of Prevention and Public Health, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Marcel C. Adriaanse

marcel.adriaanse@falw.vu.nl

Affiliations Department of Prevention and Public Health, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Esther van ’t Riet

Affiliations EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Frank J. Snoek

Affiliations EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jacqueline M. Dekker

Affiliations EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Giel Nijpels

Affiliations EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMD GN. Performed the experiments: EvR. Analyzed the data: VB EvR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VB MCA EvR. Wrote the paper: VB MCA. Researched the data: MCA. Contributed to the discussion: MCA FS JMD GN. Reviewed and edited the manuscript: MCA FS JMD GN. Principal investigator of the New Hoorn Study: JMD GN.