About the Authors
- Toshiaki Ohkuma
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Affiliations Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Center for Cohort Studies, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Masanori Iwase
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* E-mail: iwase@intmed2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Diabetes Center, Hakujyuji Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
- Hiroki Fujii
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Affiliation Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Oral Health Science, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
- Shinako Kaizu
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Hitoshi Ide
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Tamaki Jodai
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Yohei Kikuchi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Yasuhiro Idewaki
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Affiliation Diabetes Center, Hakujyuji Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
- Yoichiro Hirakawa
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Affiliation Department of Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Udai Nakamura
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Takanari Kitazono
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Competing Interests
A Japan Heart Foundation and Astellas/Pfizer Grant partly funded this study. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TO HF MI. Performed the experiments: TO MI. Analyzed the data: TO MI. Wrote the paper: TO MI. Helped with interpreting the data and contributed to the discussion: HF SK HI TJ YK YI YH UN TK. Participated in critically revising the manuscript and approved the final version: TO MI HF SK HI TJ YK YI YH UN TK.