About the Authors
- Maria Narres
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* E-mail: Maria.Narres@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Affiliation Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Heiner Claessen
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Affiliation Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Sigrid Droste
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Tatjana Kvitkina
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Affiliations Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany, Department of Public Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Michael Koch
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Affiliations Center of Nephrology, Mettmann, Germany, Clinic of Nephrology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Oliver Kuss
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Affiliations Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
- Andrea Icks
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Affiliations Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany, Department of Public Health, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AI HC MN MK SD. Performed the experiments: MN HC AI SD. Analyzed the data: MN HC AI OK MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MN HC AI SD OK MK TK. Wrote the paper: MN HC AI SD OK MK TK. Contributed to the concept, design, and drafting of the protocol: TK MK OK. Participated in the development of the systematic search strategies: SD. Made major contributions to the write-up and editing of the systematic review: MN HC AI. Critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content and approved the final version: MN HC SD TK MK OK AI.