About the Authors
- Christy L. Avery
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* E-mail: Christy_avery@unc.edu
Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Katelyn M. Holliday
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Sujatro Chakladar
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Joseph C. Engeda
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Shakia T. Hardy
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Jared P. Reis
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Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, Population and Prevention Sciences Program, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Pamela J. Schreiner
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Christina M. Shay
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Affiliation Department of Nutrition, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Martha L. Daviglus
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Affiliation Department of Medicine Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Gerardo Heiss
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Dan Yu Lin
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Donglin Zeng
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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CLA KMH SC GH DYL DZ. Analyzed the data: KMH SC DYL DZ CMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPR PJS MLD. Wrote the paper: CLA KMH SC JCE STH JPR PJS CMS MLD GH DYL DZ.