About the Authors
- Matti Uusitupa
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* E-mail: Matti.Uusitupa@uku.fi
Affiliation School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Food and Health Research Centre, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
- Markku Peltonen
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Affiliation Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Jaana Lindström
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Affiliations Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Sirkka Aunola
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Affiliation Population Studies Unit, Department of Welfare and Health Promotion, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
- Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka
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Affiliations Diabetes Center, Finnish Diabetes Association, Tampere, Finland, Science Center, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi
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Affiliations Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Health Centre of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, Oulu Deaconess Institute Research Centre, Oulu, Finland
- Timo T. Valle
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Affiliation Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Johan G. Eriksson
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Affiliations Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Vasa Central Hospital, Vasa, Finland
- Jaakko Tuomilehto
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Affiliations Diabetes Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
- for the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MU MP JT. Performed the experiments: MU JL PIP TTV. Analyzed the data: MP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MU JT. Wrote the paper: MU MP JL SA PIP SKK TTV JGE JT.