About the Authors

Naruyoshi Gyoutoku

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

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Yukihiro Inoguchi

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

inoguchi_yukihiro@kurume-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chikugo City Hospital, Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan

Junjiro Rikitake

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Mutsuyuki Demiya

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Social Insurance Tagawa Hospital, Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan

Mizuki Gobaru

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Ayako Nagayama

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Shimpei Iwata

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yame General Hospital, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan

Nao Hasuzawa

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Hitomi Nakayama

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chikugo City Hospital, Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan

Kenji Ashida

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Masatoshi Nomura

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

Masatoshi Nomura has received honoraria/lecture fees from Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH., Bayer Pharmaceuticals. No other potential conflicts of interest are reported.