About the Authors

Zhong Yuan

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

zyuan6@its.jnj.com

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Carolyn H. Jeffcoat

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

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Saberi Rana Ali

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Anthony G. Sena

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

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Martijn J. Schuemie

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

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Patrick B. Ryan

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

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Sergio A. Fonseca

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Competing Interests

This study was funded by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, who is the Marketing Authorization Holder of INVOKANA® (canagliflozin), an SGLT2i evaluated in the current analysis. The study sponsor/funder was involved in the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing the report; and decisions regarding the publication of the report. No other individuals or parties had any influence on the reporting of the study findings of this manuscript. Article processing charges were funded by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company. Zhong Yuan, Carolyn H. Jeffcoat, Saberi Rana Ali, Anthony G. Sena, Martijn J. Schuemie, Patrick B. Ryan, and Sergio A. Fonseca are employees of Johnson & Johnson, and may own stock or stock options in Johnson & Johnson. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.