About the Authors

Meriam Denguezli

myriam_denguezli2@yahoo.fr

Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia

Hager Daldoul

Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia

Imed Harrabi

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia

Louisa Gnatiuc

Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom

Sonia Coton

Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom

Peter Burney

Affiliation National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Campus, London, United Kingdom

Zouhair Tabka

Affiliation Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: Additional local support for BOLD sites was provided by Boerhinger Ingelheim (Sousse, Tunisia). 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: PB IH LG SC. Performed the experiments: MD HD. Analyzed the data: MD HD PB SC LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MD HD PB IH ZT. Wrote the paper: MD. Obtained permission from the local authority: ZT.