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"Declarations Conflicting interestsNone to declare. Consent for publicationAll authors approved the manuscript. FundingThis study was supported by the Intramural Research Fund (20-4-9) for the cardiovascular diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, JST Grant Number JPMJPF2018, the Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, Inc., and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. Ethical considerationsThe Institutional Review Board of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan approved the study protocol (M25-043-4). The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. AcknowledgmentWe would like to thank Drs. Kawanishi and Misaki, the former and current presidents of the Suita Medical Association, respectively, and the members of Suita City Health Center. We express our gratitude to Professor Iso from Osaka University and all cohort members. We also thank all researchers and staff of Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Healthcare Departments for performing medical examinations and follow-up. Data availabilityAvailable upon a reasonable request. Authors’ contributionsAA and YK (conceptualization), YK (resources), YK (funding acquisition), all authors (visualization and validation), AA and YK (review literature), AA (draft writing), AA (data analysis), YK (supervision), and all authors (critical revision and editing). Conflicting interests None to declare."

"Funding This study was supported by the Intramural Research Fund (20-4-9) for the cardiovascular diseases of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, JST Grant Number JPMJPF2018, the Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, Inc., and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company."