Nymberg, Peter http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-0580
Milos Nymberg, Veronica http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-3048
Calling, Susanna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-3780
Engström, Gunnar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-9152
Svensson, Peter http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2901-6877
Elf, Johan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-4082
Zöller, Bengt http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-5613
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sparbanken Skåne
Vetenskapsrådet
Region Skåne
Halmstad University
Article History
Accepted: 7 December 2023
First Online: 24 January 2024
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The need of written consent was waived at baseline by the ethics review board [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed], but all participants agreed to participate via verbal informed consent. Data collection was therefore not approved by any ethics committee at baseline as it was a part of the health care routine system. However, the screening programme was approved by the Health Service Authority of Malmö [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed] as a part of an extensive preventive medical action aimed at the population in Malmö. However, the regional ethics committee at Lund University approved (2004–85) the prospective follow-up studies of the cohort, and participants were given an opportunity to opt-out through an advertisement in local newspapers [CitationRef removed]. The <i>Malmö Preventive Project Re-examination Study (2002–2006)</i> was approved by the regional Ethics Committee in Lund, Sweden <i>(No. LU 244–02), and all participants in the re-exam gave informed written consent.</i> Data collection and analysis were carried out in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki<i>.</i>
: Not Applicable.