About the Authors

Jantsje H. Pasma

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Astrid Y. Bijlsma

Affiliations Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Janneke M. Klip

Affiliation Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Marjon Stijntjes

Affiliations Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Gerard Jan Blauw

Affiliations Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Department of Geriatrics, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands

Majon Muller

Affiliation Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Carel G. M. Meskers

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Andrea B. Maier

a.maier@vumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ABM CGMM GJB JHP MS. Performed the experiments: JHP MS JMK. Analyzed the data: JHP JMK AYB ABM MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ABM CGMM GJB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JHP JMK AYB. Obtained funding: ABM CGMM GJB. Critical revision: MS ABM CGMM GJB MM. Study supervision: ABM CGMM.