About the Authors

William P. T. M. van Doorn

Contributed equally to this work with: William P. T. M. van Doorn, Yuri D. Foreman

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Yuri D. Foreman

Contributed equally to this work with: William P. T. M. van Doorn, Yuri D. Foreman

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Nicolaas C. Schaper

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Hans H. C. M. Savelberg

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Human Biology and Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Annemarie Koster

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Social Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Carla J. H. van der Kallen

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Anke Wesselius

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Complex Genetics and Epidemiology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Miranda T. Schram

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Ronald M. A. Henry

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Pieter C. Dagnelie

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Bastiaan E. de Galan

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Otto Bekers

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Coen D. A. Stehouwer

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Steven J. R. Meex

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Martijn C. G. J. Brouwers

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

mcgj.brouwers@mumc.nl

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

This study received funding from Janssen-Cilag B.V, Novo Nordisk Farma B.V., Sanofi-Aventis Netherlands B.V and Medtronic. 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, as detailed online in the guide for authors. N.C. Schaper, R.M.A. Henry, and M.C.G.J. Brouwers were supported by Medtronic (External Research Program). Medtronic did not direct design, conduct, or outcomes of this study. The authors declare that there are no other relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.