About the Authors

Martin H. Keppel

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

keppel.martin@gmail.com

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Grzegorz Piecha

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Winfried März

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Synlab Academy, Mannheim, Germany, Medical Clinic V (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics Medical, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Janne Cadamuro

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Simon Auer

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Thomas K. Felder

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Cornelia Mrazek

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Hannes Oberkofler

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Christian Trummer

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Martin R. Grübler

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Verena Schwetz

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Nicolas Verheyen

Roles Writing – review & editing

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

Marlene Pandis

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Valentin Borzan

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Elisabeth Haschke-Becher

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Andreas Tomaschitz

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bad Gleichenberg Clinic, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria

Stefan Pilz

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.