Vella, Rebecca http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-987X
Sloan, Richard P.
Eriksson, Bo
Dimberg, Lennart http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-0032
Funding for this research was provided by:
Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (H92:37)
Article History
Received: 2 December 2020
Accepted: 17 May 2021
First Online: 7 June 2021
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The Research Ethics Committee of Gothenburg University approved the original study protocol and the consent to participate form on 11 February 1993 (Dnr. 23–93). This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. For the present study, a cover letter reminded participants of their participation in the R-V Coeur Study, stated the aims of the follow up, and emphasized that continued participation was voluntary and confidential. A form of written consent asked participants to approve validation of reported health information by use of medical records. The study reporting was executed in line with STROBE guidelines for observational studies.
: All participants of the baseline study in 1993 were informed that only aggregated data would be published and agreed upon participation.
: For the present study, the need to consent was waivered by the ethics committee since only register information was collected and all data are anonymized.
: Informed consent was obtained from all included study participants.