About the Authors

Misuzu Fujita

fujitam@chiba-u.jp

Affiliation Chiba University, Department of Public Health, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan

Yasunori Sato

Affiliation Chiba University, Hospital Clinical Research Center, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan

Kengo Nagashima

Affiliation Chiba University, Hospital Clinical Research Center, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan

Sho Takahashi

Affiliation Chiba University, Hospital Clinical Research Center, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan

Akira Hata

Affiliation Chiba University, Department of Public Health, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MF YS KN. Performed the experiments: MF AH. Analyzed the data: MF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YS KN ST. Wrote the paper: MF YS KN ST AH. Data acquisition: MF AH. Data interpretation: YS KN ST. Supervision or mentorship: AH.