About the Authors

Barbara Bohn

barbara.bohn@uni-ulm.de

Affiliations Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany

Beate Karges

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Aachen, Germany, Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Aachen, Germany, Department of Pediatrics, Bethlehem Hospital, Stolberg, Germany

Christian Vogel

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Clinic Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

Klaus-Peter Otto

Affiliation Center for Pediatrics and Adolescents Medicine, Neonatology and Pediatric intensive care, Clinic Itzehoe, Itzehoe, Germany

Wolfgang Marg

Affiliation Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Bremen-Mitte Hospital, Bremen, Germany

Sabine E. Hofer

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Elke Fröhlich-Reiterer

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Martin Holder

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Clinical Center, Stuttgart, Germany

Michaela Plamper

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Martin Wabitsch

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Ulm, Germany

Wolfgang Kerner

Affiliation Centre of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Karlsburg, Germany

Reinhard W. Holl

Affiliations Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany

DPV Initiative

A detailed list of the collaborating centers of the DPV Initiative can be found in the Supporting Information (S1 Appendix).

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: BB. Contributed to the discussion and reviewed/edited the manuscript: BK CV KPO WM SEH EFR MH MP MW WK RWH. Conceptualized the study: RWH. Guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis: RWH.