About the Authors

Hideyuki Hoshi

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Precision Medicine Centre, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan

Yusuke Kakubari

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Geriatric Health Services Facility Kakehashi, Hokuto Hospital Group, Obihiro City, Japan

Emi Moriya

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinical Laboratory, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan

Keita Shinada

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Geriatric Health Services Facility Kakehashi, Hokuto Hospital Group, Obihiro City, Japan

Yoshihito Shigihara

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

y-shigihara@hokuto7.or.jp

Affiliation Precision Medicine Centre, Hokuto Hospital, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan

Competing Interests

YS is leading a joint research project with RICOH Co., Ltd. and Itoen Co., Ltd. HH was employed by RICOH Co., Ltd. YK, EM, and KS declare no potential conflict of interest. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.