About the Authors

Sigrid A. Troelstra

sigrid_troelstra@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Jizzo R. Bosdriesz

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Michiel R. de Boer

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Anton E. Kunst

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAT JRB AEK. Performed the experiments: SAT. Analyzed the data: SAT JRB MRdB AEK. Wrote the paper: SAT. Provided critical revisions: JRB MRdB AEK.