About the Authors

Anne Eriksen

Affiliation Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Therese Tillin

Affiliation University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Laura O’Connor

Affiliation Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Soren Brage

Affiliation Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Alun Hughes

Affiliation University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Jamil Mayet

Affiliation International Centre for Circulatory Health, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Paul McKeigue

Affiliation Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Peter Whincup

Affiliation Population Health Research Centre, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Nish Chaturvedi

Affiliation Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nita G. Forouhi

nita.forouhi@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. All analyses were conducted independently. There are no relationships with industry or financial disclosures or conflicts of interest with the funding sources.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NGF AE TT PM NC. Analyzed the data: AE. Wrote the paper: AE NGF LOC TT. Provided intellectual input to revise the manuscript: SB AH JM PW. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript: AE TT LO SB AH JM PM PW NC NGF.