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SynthesisThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2016

Thyroid Function Within the Reference Range and the Risk of Stroke: An Individual Participant Data Analysis.

Layal Chaker, Christine Baumgartner, Wendy P J den Elzen, Tinh-Hai Collet, M Arfan Ikram, Manuel R Blum, Abbas Dehghan, Christiane Drechsler, Robert N Luben, Marileen L P Portegies and 32 more

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Layal ChakerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christine BaumgartnerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Wendy P J den ElzenDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tinh-Hai ColletDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
M Arfan IkramDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Manuel R BlumDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abbas DehghanDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christiane DrechslerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Robert N LubenDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marileen L P PortegiesDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Giorgio IervasiDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marco MediciDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
David J StottDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Robin P DullaartDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ian FordDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Alexandra BremnerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anne B NewmanDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Christoph WannerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
José A SgarbiDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marcus DörrDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
W T LongstrethDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bruce M PsatyDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Luigi FerrucciDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rui M B MacielDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rudi G WestendorpDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
J Wouter JukemaDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Graziano CeresiniDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Misa ImaizumiDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Albert HofmanDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stephan J L BakkerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jayne A FranklynDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kay-Tee KhawDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Douglas C BauerDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
John P WalshDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Salman RazviDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jacobijn GusseklooDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henry VölzkeDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oscar H FrancoDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anne R CappolaDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nicolas RodondiDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Robin P PeetersDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thyroid Studies CollaborationDepartments of Internal Medicine (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Epidemiology (R.P.P., O.H.F., A.D., A.H., A.I., L.C., M.L.P.P.), Erasmus University Medical Center, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Rotterdam Thyroid Center (R.P.P., L.C., M.M.) and Department of Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of General Internal Medicine (N.R., C.B., M.R.B.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (T.-H.C.), University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (W.P.J.d.E.), Public Health and Primary Care (J.G.), and Cardiology (W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (A.R.C.), Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; Department of Epidemiology (A.H.), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Endocrinology (S.R.), Gateshead Health Foundation National Health Service Trust, Gateshead, SE18 4QH, United Kingdom; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes (J.P.W.), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Schools of Medicine and Pharmacology (J.P.W.) and Population Health (A.B.), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; National Council Research Institute of Clinical Physiology (G.I.), 56124 Pisa, Italy; Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (I.F.) and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (D.J.S.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology (A.B.N.), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260; Department of Internal Medicine (S.J.L.B., R.P.D.), University Medical Center, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine (C.W., C.D.), Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, and Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre (C.W., C.D.), 97070 Würzburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Studies (M.I.), Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Nagasaki 850-8555, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (G.C.), University of Parma, 143100 Parma, Italy; National Institute on Aging (L.F.), Baltimore, Maryland 21225; Institute for Community Medicine (H.V.), Clinical-Epidemiological Research/Study of Health in Pomerania, University Medicine, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, Department of Internal Medicine (M.D.), and University Medicine (M.D.), German Centre of Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site, 17487 Greifswald, Germany; Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (W.T.L.), Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98108; Group Health Research Institute (B.M.P.), Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101; Division of Endocrinology (R.M.B.M., J.A.S.), Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Division of Endocrinology (J.A.S.), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brazil; Department of Public Health and Primary Care (R.N.L., K.-T.K.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of The Netherlands (W.J.), 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (J.A.F.), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom; and Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W.), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2400 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

Oregon Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR000128 · NCATS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ELLISON, DAVID H · 2012 to 2015
$28.7M
VARIABILITY, STABILITY & SMOOTHNESS OF WALKINGP30AG024827 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JENNIFER S BRACH · 2004 to 2026
$28.6M
Exceptional Survival: Trajectories to Functional Aging (CHS All Stars)R01AG023629 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NEWMAN, ANNE B. · 2004 to 2016
$9.5M
Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) - San Francisco Coordinating CenterU01AR066160 · NIAMS · CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MED CTR RES INSTITUTE · PI CUMMINGS, STEVEN RON · 2013 to 2017
$9.3M
CHS Events Follow-up StudyR01HL080295 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE M · 2009 to 2014
$6.3M
Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) - MinneapolisU01AG042145 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ENSRUD, KRISTINE · 2013 to 2019
$5.3M
Osteporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS)- Admin CenterU01AG027810 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ORWOLL, ERIC S. · 2006 to 2017
$5.1M
CHS Events Follow-up StudyU01HL080295 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE M · 2005 to 2008
$4.6M
Peripheral Nerve Function Decline in an Aged CohortR01AG028050 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI STROTMEYER, ELSA S. · 2007 to 2015
$3.5M
Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) - PortlandU01AG042124 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI ORWOLL, ERIC S. · 2013 to 2019
$3.0M
Osteoporatic Fractures in Men (MrOS)U01AG042168 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KADO, DEBORAH · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (Mr. Os) Palo AltoU01AG042143 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI STEFANICK, MARCIA L. · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
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Abstract

contextThe currently applied reference ranges for thyroid function are under debate. Despite evidence that thyroid function within the reference range is related with several cardiovascular disorders, its association with the risk of stroke has not been evaluated previously. DESIGN AND

settingWe identified studies through a systematic literature search and the Thyroid Studies Collaboration, a collaboration of prospective cohort studies. Studies measuring baseline TSH, free T

resultsWe collected individual participant data on 43 598 adults with TSH within the reference range from 17 cohorts, with a median follow-up of 11.6 years (interquartile range 5.1-13.9), including 449 908 person-years. Age- and sex-adjusted pooled hazard ratio for TSH was 0.78 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.65-0.95 across the reference range of TSH) for all stroke and 0.83 (95% CI 0.62-1.09) for fatal stroke. For the free T

conclusionHigher levels of TSH within the reference range may decrease the risk of stroke, highlighting the need for further research focusing on the clinical consequences associated with differences within the reference range of thyroid function.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDextrothyroxineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesRiskStrokeThyrotropinYoung AdultDextrothyroxineThyrotropin

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PMID27603906
PMCPMC5095234

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