About the Authors

Beate Karges

bkarges@ukaachen.de

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Joachim Rosenbauer

Affiliation Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center at University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Thomas Kapellen

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Verena M. Wagner

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

Edith Schober

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Wolfram Karges

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Reinhard W. Holl

Affiliation Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BK JR ES WK RWH. Performed the experiments: BK JR RWH. Analyzed the data: BK JR WK RWH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BK JR TK VMW ES WK RWH. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: BK. Wrote the paper: BK JR WK RWH. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: BK JR TK VMW ES WK RWH. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: BK JR TK VMW ES WK RWH. Enrolled patients: BK TK VMW ES WK RWH. Coordinates the DPV Initiative: RWH.