About the Authors
- Shin Young Ahn
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea
- Jiwon Ryu
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea
- Seon Ha Baek
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea
- Sejoong Kim
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea, Department of Internal Mecidine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Ki Young Na
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea, Department of Internal Mecidine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Ki Woong Kim
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Affiliation Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea
- Dong-Wan Chae
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea, Department of Internal Mecidine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Ho Jun Chin
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* E-mail: mednep@snubh.org
Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hopsital, Seong-Nam, Korea, Department of Internal Mecidine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Renal Institute, Clinical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Competing Interests
This work was supported by an independent Research Grant (IRG) from Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals (grant number. 06-05-039) and a Grant for developing Seongnam Health Promotion Program for the Elderly from Seongnam City Government in Korea (grant number 800-20050211). This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HC SA SB SK KN KK DC. Analyzed the data: HC SA JR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SA HC. Wrote the manuscript: SA HC.