About the Authors
- Emilie Bérard
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR-1027 INSERM, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Vanina Bongard
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR-1027 INSERM, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Jean Dallongeville
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, U-744 INSERM, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Dominique Arveiler
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, EA 3430, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France
- Dominique Cottel
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, U-744 INSERM, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Aline Wagner
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, EA 3430, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France
- Jean-Bernard Ruidavets
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR-1027 INSERM, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Jean Ferrières
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* E-mail: jean.ferrieres@univ-tlse3.fr
Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Health Economics and Public Health, UMR-1027 INSERM, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France, Department of Cardiology B, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they received funding from commercial sources: Parke-Davis, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and the Centre de Recherche et d'Information Nutritionnelles (CERIN). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JD DA JR JF. Performed the experiments: EB VB JR JF. Analyzed the data: EB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EB VB JR JF. Wrote the paper: EB. Statistical analysis: EB. Contributed to the conception and design of the work: EB VB JD DA DC AW JR JF. Acquisition and interpretation of data: VB JD DA DC AW JR JF. Drafted the article and revised it critically for important intellectual content: VB JD DA DC AW JR JF. Approved the final version of the manuscript submitted: EB VB JD DA DC AW JR JF.