About the Authors
- Cindy Mari Imai
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* E-mail: cmi1@hi.is
Affiliation Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson
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Affiliation Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir
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Affiliation Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Vilmundur Gudnason
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Affiliations Icelandic Heart Assocation, Kopavogur, Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Thor Aspelund
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Affiliations Icelandic Heart Assocation, Kopavogur, Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Gudmundur Jonsson
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Affiliation Faculty of Humanities, Department of History and Philosophy, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir
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Affiliation Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Inga Thorsdottir
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Affiliation Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CMI TIH. Performed the experiments: CMI TIH. Analyzed the data: CMI TIH. Wrote the paper: CMI TIH IG VG TA GJ BEB IT. Contributed historical insight and interpretation of the time period in the current study and assisted in manuscript revision: GJ. Designed the original Icelandic Heart Association cohort study and provided critical revision of final manuscript: VG TA. Collected birth and growth data and provided critical revision of final manuscript: BEB IG IT.