Arnold, Suzanne V.
Tang, Fengming
Cooper, Andrew
Chen, Hungta
Gomes, Marilia B.
Rathmann, Wolfgang
Shimomura, Iichiro
Vora, Jiten
Watada, Hirotaka
Khunti, Kamlesh
Kosiborod, Mikhail
Funding for this research was provided by:
AstraZeneca (NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA)
Article History
Received: 6 December 2021
Accepted: 28 March 2022
First Online: 26 April 2022
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the appropriate clinical research ethics committees in each participating country (listed below) and by the institutional review board at each site. All participants provided written informed consent. All methods were performed in accordance with STROBE guidelines for reporting of observational studies.
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: AC, HC: Employees of AstraZeneca. MBG: Support from AstraZeneca to attend DISCOVER planning meetings; honoraria from Merck-Serono. WR: Research support from Novo Nordisk. IS: Honoraria from Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Kowa, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho and Takeda Pharmaceutical, and research support from Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Japan Foundation for Applied Enzymology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kowa, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Midori Health Management Center, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical, Sanofi, Suzuken Memorial Foundation and Takeda Pharmaceutical. JV: Former employee of AstraZeneca. HW: Support from AstraZeneca to attend DISCOVER planning meetings; honoraria from Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Eli Lilly, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Kowa Pharmaceuticals America Inc., Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical, Sanofi, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho and Takeda; research support from Abbott, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Benefit One Health Care, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Kowa Pharmaceuticals America Inc., Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Mochida Pharmaceutical, Nitto Boseki, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical, Takeda and Terumo Corp. KK Investigator-initiated studies for Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi-Aventis, Lilly and Merck Sharp & Dohme, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, Berlin-Chemie AG / Menarini Group, Janssen, and Napp. MK: Support from AstraZeneca to attend DISCOVER planning meetings; honoraria from Amgen, Applied Therapeutics AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Merck (Diabetes), Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Vifor Pharma.