About the Authors

Jeremy G Wheeler

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Kelsey D. M Juzwishin

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Gudny Eiriksdottir

Affiliation Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavegur, Iceland

Vilmundur Gudnason

Affiliation Icelandic Heart Association, Kopavegur, Iceland

John Danesh

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: john.danesh@phpc.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. JD is a member of the editorial board of PLOS Medicine.

Author Contributions

JGW, KDMJ, GE, VG, and JD designed the study. JGW, KDMJ, GE, VG, and JD analyzed the data. JGW conducted statistical analyses. JGW, KDMJ, GE, VG, and JD contributed to writing the paper.