Mokhtar, Sara B. A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4209-0502
van der Heide, Frank C. T. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1131-2184
Oyaert, Karel A. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1098-1821
van der Kallen, Carla J. H. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1468-8793
Berendschot, Tos T. J. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8101-939X
Scarpa, Fabio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8093-9047
Colonna, Alessia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-9385
de Galan, Bastiaan E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-7741
van Greevenbroek, Marleen M. J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-1631
Dagnelie, Pieter C. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-8814
Schalkwijk, Casper G. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-2690
Nuijts, Rudy M. M. A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-9660
Schaper, Nicolaas C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-8029
Kroon, Abraham A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7750-8249
Schram, Miranda T. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-7604
Webers, Carroll A. B. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5605-740X
Stehouwer, Coen D. A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-3223
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Cardiovascular Center
Sanofi-Aventis Netherlands B.V.
Perimed
Janssen-Cilag B.V.
CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases
MHeNS School of Mental Health and Neuroscience
CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care
Stichting De Weijerhorst
Health Foundation Limburg
uropean Regional Development Fund via OP-Zuid, the Province of Limburg, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (grant 31O.041)
Stichting Annadal
Novo Nordisk Farma B.V.
NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism
the Pearl String Initiative Diabetes
Article History
Received: 20 March 2023
Accepted: 13 June 2023
First Online: 17 August 2023
Acknowledgements
: The authors would like to acknowledge the ZIO Foundation (Vereniging Regionale HuisartsenZorg Heuvelland) for their contribution to the Maastricht Study. The researchers are indebted to the participants for their willingness to participate in the study. Some of the data were presented as an abstract at the 58th EASD Annual Meeting in 2022.
: Data from the Maastricht Study are available to any researcher who meets the criteria for access to confidential data. The corresponding author may be contacted to request access.
: This study was supported by the European Regional Development Fund via OP-Zuid, the Province of Limburg, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (grant 31O.041), Stichting de Weijerhorst (Maastricht, the Netherlands), the Pearl String Initiative Diabetes (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), the Cardiovascular Center (Maastricht, the Netherlands), the School for Cardiovascular Diseases (Maastricht, the Netherlands), the School of Mental Health and Neuroscience (Maastricht, the Netherlands), the School for Public Health and Primary Care (Maastricht, the Netherlands), the School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (Maastricht, the Netherlands), Stichting Annadal (Maastricht, the Netherlands), Health Foundation Limburg (Maastricht, the Netherlands), Perimed (Järfälla, Sweden) and unrestricted grants from Janssen-Cilag (Tilburg, the Netherlands), Novo Nordisk (Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands) and Sanofi-Aventis(Gouda, the Netherlands).
: BEdG is an Associate Editor for <i>Diabetologia</i>; however, he was not involved in the handling of this paper during the editorial process. The authors declare that there are no other relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.
: SBAM, FCTvdH, CDAS, CABW, CJHvdK and TTJMB contributed to the conception and design of this study, participated in acquisition of data, analysed and interpreted data, drafted the manuscript, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content, and provided final approval of the version to be published. SBAM is also the guarantor of this work, and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analyses. KAMO, FS, AC, BEdG, MMJvG, PCD, CGS, RMMAN, NCS, AAK and MTS contributed to the conception and design of the study, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content, and provided final approval of the version to be published.