About the Authors

Deepak K. Gupta

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

d.gupta@vumc.org

Affiliations Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America

Geoffrey A. Walford

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Diabetes Research Center (Diabetes Unit), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America

Yong Ma

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Diabetes Prevention Program Data Coordinating Center, The Biostatistics Center, George Washington University, Rockville, MD, United States of America

Petr Jarolim

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Biomarker Research Laboratory/TIMI Clinical Trial Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America

Thomas J. Wang

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America

for the DPP Research Group

A complete list of members of the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group is provided in S1 File.

Competing Interests

Merck KGaA provides medication for DPPOS. DPP/DPPOS have also received donated materials from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Parke-Davis, and LifeScan Inc. This research was also supported, in part, by the intramural research program of the NIDDK. LifeScan Inc., Health O Meter, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., Merck-Medco Managed Care, Inc., Merck and Co., Nike Sports Marketing, Slim Fast Foods Co., and Quaker Oats Co. donated materials, equipment, or medicines for concomitant conditions. McKesson BioServices Corp., Matthews Media Group, Inc., and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation provided support services under subcontract with the Coordinating Center. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare.