About the Authors
- Rika Sakamoto
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Tadashi Yamakawa
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Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: yamakat@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Kenichiro Takahashi
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Jun Suzuki
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Minori Matsuura Shinoda
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Kentaro Sakamaki
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Roles Formal analysis
Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Hirosuke Danno
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Kanazawa Medical Clinic, Yokohama, Japan
- Hirohisa Tsuchiya
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Department of Diabetes, Yokosuka City Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
- Manabu Waseda
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Waseda Medical Clinic, Fujisawa, Japan
- Tatsuro Takano
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Fujisawa City Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
- Fuyuki Minagawa
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Minagawa Medical Clinic, Yokohama, Japan
- Masahiko Takai
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Takai Medical Clinic, Kamakura, Japan
- Tomohide Masutani
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliations Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, Waseda Medical Clinic, Fujisawa, Japan, Takai Medical Clinic, Kamakura, Japan
- Jo Nagakura
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Roles Formal analysis, Investigation
Affiliations Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, Yata Ikeda Clinic, Mishima, Japan
- Erina Shigematsu
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Masashi Ishikawa
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Ishikawa Medical Clinic, Yokohama, Japan
- Shigeru Nakajima
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation Nakajima Medical Clinic, Yokosuka, Japan
- Kazuaki Kadonosono
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Roles Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
- Yasuo Terauchi
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Roles Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Competing Interests
Hirosuke Danno is affiliated with and is an employee of Kanazawa Medical Clinic. Manabu Waseda and Tomohide Masutani are affiliated with and are employees of Waseda Medical Clinic. Fuyuki Minagawa is affiliated with and is the director of Minagawa Medical Clinic. Masahiko Takai and Tomohide Masutani are affiliated with and are employees of Takai Medical Clinic. Jo Nagakura is affiliated with and is an employee of Yata Ikeda Clinic. Masashi Ishikawa is affiliated with and is the director of Ishikawa Medical Clinic. Shigeru Nakajima is affiliated with and is the director of Nakajima Medical Clinic. Yasuo Terauchi received honoraria for lectures from MSD K.K.; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.; Novartis Pharma K.K.; Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.; Kowa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd.; Eli Lilly Japan K.K.; Sanofi K.K.; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd.; and AstraZeneca K.K. and obtained research support from MSD K.K.; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd.; Novartis Pharma K.K.; Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.; Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd.; Eli Lilly Japan K.K.; Sanofi K.K.; Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd.; Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Pfizer Japan, Inc.; and AstraZeneca K.K. Tadashi Yamakawa received honoraria for lectures from MSD K.K.; Kowa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd.; Sanofi K.K. and obtained research support from AstraZeneca K.K. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.