About the Authors
- Jannike Øyen
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* E-mail: jannike.oyen@igs.uib.no
Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Clara Gram Gjesdal
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Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Ottar Kjell Nygård
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Stein Atle Lie
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Haakon E. Meyer
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Affiliations Section for Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Oslo, Norway
- Ellen Margrete Apalset
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Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Per Magne Ueland
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Eva Ringdal Pedersen
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Øivind Midttun
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Affiliation Bevital AS, Bergen, Norway
- Stein Emil Vollset
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Affiliation Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Grethe S. Tell
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Affiliation Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JØ CGG GST OKN PMU SEV. Performed the experiments: CGG GST OKN PMU SEV. Analyzed the data: JØ SAL SEV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PMU CGG EMA ØM. Wrote the paper: JØ GST CGG. Critical revision of the manuscript: CGG GST OKN SAL PMU SEV EMA HEM ERP ØM. Data interpretation: JØ CGG GST OKN SAL PMU SEV EMA HEM ERP ØM.