About the Authors

M. Loretto Munoz

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Arie van Roon

Affiliation Department of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Harriëtte Riese

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Chris Thio

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Emma Oostenbroek

Affiliation Department of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Iris Westrik

Affiliation Department of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Eco J. C. de Geus

Affiliation Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam & Institute for Health and Care Research (EMGO+), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ron Gansevoort

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Joop Lefrandt

Affiliation Department of Vascular Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Ilja M. Nolte

Contributed equally to this work with: Ilja M. Nolte, Harold Snieder

h.snieder@umcg.nl (HS); i.m.nolte@umcg.nl (IMN)

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Harold Snieder

Contributed equally to this work with: Ilja M. Nolte, Harold Snieder

h.snieder@umcg.nl (HS); i.m.nolte@umcg.nl (IMN)

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AR HS. Performed the experiments: AR JL EO IW. Analyzed the data: MLM IMN HS. Wrote the paper: MLM IMN HS AR HR CT EJCG. Representative of the PREVEND study (cohort used in analysis for study): RG.