About the Authors

Preethi Srikanthan

psrikanthan@mednet.ucla.edu

Affiliation Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Andrea L. Hevener

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Arun S. Karlamangla

Affiliation Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PS. Analyzed the data: PS ASK. Wrote the paper: PS. Reviewed and revised the manuscript: AH ASK. Aided in data analysis: ASK.