About the Authors
- Kari A.O. Tikkinen
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kari.tikkinen@fimnet.fi
Affiliations Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- Teuvo L.J. Tammela
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Affiliations Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- Aila M. Rissanen
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Affiliation Obesity Research Unit, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Antti Valpas
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Karelian Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
- Heini Huhtala
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Affiliation Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- Anssi Auvinen
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Affiliation Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Competing Interests
Aila Rissanen, Heini Huhtala, and Anssi Auvinen declare no conflict of interest, whereas Kari Tikkinen declares honorarium for Pfizer, Teuvo Tammela consultancies and honoraria for Pfizer, UCB and Astellas Pharma, and Antti Valpas consultanties for Pfizer and honoraria for Astellas Pharma.
Author Contributions
Other: Designed the study: KT TT AA. Peformed further statistical analyses: KT HH AA. Contributed to the interpretation of the findings and formulation of the report: KT TT AR AV HH AA. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: KT. Contributed to revision of the manuscript: KT TT AR AV HH AA.