Ioannidou, Estelle
Aune, Dagfinn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4533-1722
Theodosopoulos, Ioannis
Heath, Alicia K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helse Sør-Øst RHF (2017076)
Article History
Received: 14 September 2024
Accepted: 4 December 2025
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
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: None of the authors report any conflicts of interest with regard to this manuscript.
: The UK Biobank has ethical approval from the North West Multi-Centre Research Ethics Committee, the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care in England and Wales, and the Community Health Index Advisory Group in Scotland. In addition, an independent Ethics and Governance Council was formed in 2004 to oversee UK Biobank’s continuous adherence to the Ethics and Governance framework, which were developed for the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study during the recruitment.
: Not applicable.