About the Authors

Hao Xiang

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Wuhan University Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Kristen J. Mertz

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Vincent C. Arena

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Luann L. Brink

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Xiaohui Xu

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Yongyi Bi

Affiliations Wuhan University Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Department of Labor and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Evelyn O. Talbott

eot1@pitt.edu

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EOT YB. Performed the experiments: HX YB KJM. Analyzed the data: HX KJM LLB VCA XX. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VCA XX LLB KJM EOT. Wrote the paper: HX KJM VCA XX EOT LLB.