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Article History

Received: 4 March 2021

Accepted: 11 June 2021

First Online: 28 July 2021

Declarations

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: The Age 46 Survey, including the collection of blood, was approved by the Health. Research Authority’s London - Central Research Ethics Committee.Participants provided verbal consent during the interviews. Before the interviews, study members were sent an advance letter advising them about the survey. The letter was accompanied by detailed information about the survey and the cohort members were free to request further information, or to opt out of the survey at this point. Also, the cohort members could request further information or refuse involvement during all the survey process, including when the interviewer attempted to make an appointment to visit, when the interviewer visited and at any point during the administration of any elements of the surveys. The verbal consent was approved as it was a routine since the beginning of the cohort, in 1970.

: Not applicable.

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