About the Authors

Manabu Araki

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

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Shinichiro Shinzaki

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Takuya Yamada

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Shoko Arimitsu

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Kinshukai Infusion Clinic, Osaka, Japan

Masato Komori

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Narihiro Shibukawa

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, NTT-West Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Akira Mukai

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Sachiko Nakajima

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Kazuo Kinoshita

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Otemae Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Shinji Kitamura

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Sakai City Medical Center, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

Yoko Murayama

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Itami City Hospital, Itami, Hyogo, Japan

Hiroyuki Ogawa

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Yuichi Yasunaga

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Masahide Oshita

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Hiroyuki Fukui

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Osaka, Japan

Eiji Masuda

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Osaka-minami National Hospital, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

Masahiko Tsujii

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

Shoichiro Kawai

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Satoshi Hiyama

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Takahiro Inoue

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Hitoshi Tanimukai

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Hideki Iijima

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

hiijima@gh.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Tetsuo Takehara

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist. The authors have no competing interests which can alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.