About the Authors

Zhengfa Liao

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Hao Tang

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Xiaojia Xu

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Yaping Liang

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Yongzhen Xiong

Affiliation School Clinic, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Jindong Ni

david3847@sina.com

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JDN. Analyzed the data: XJX YPL HT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YZX. Wrote the paper: ZFL.