About the Authors

Maritza Muñoz-Pareja

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

Pilar Guallar-Castillón

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

Arthur E. Mesas

Affiliation Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

Esther López-García

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo

fernando.artalejo@uam.es

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests. The ENRICA study is funded by Sanofi-Aventis. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMP FRA. Performed the experiments: MMP FRA. Analyzed the data: MMP PGC AEM ELG. Wrote the paper: MMP FRA. Reviewed the manuscript for important intellectual content: MMP PGC AEM ELG FRA.