Associations of Energy Intake and Type 2 Diabetes with Hypertryglyceridemia in Older Adults Living in the Mediterranean Islands: The Medis Study

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• The principal investigators of MEDIS study (D. Panagiotakos, C. Lionis, and E Polychronopoulos) are, particularly, grateful to the men and women from the islands of Cyprus, Mitilini, Samothraki, Crete, Corfu, Lemnos, Zakynthos and Cephalonia, who participated in and collaborated on this research. They also wish to express their gratitude to: M. Tornaritis, A. Polystipioti, N. Papairakleous, M. Economou, (field investigators from Cyprus), A. Zeimbekis, K. Gelastopoulou, I. Vlachou (field investigator from Mitilini), I. Tsiligianni, M. Antonopoulou, N. Tsakountakis, K. Makri (field investigators from Crete), E. Niforatou, V. Alpentzou, M. Voutsadaki, M. Galiatsatos (field investigators from Cephalonia), K. Voutsa, E. Lioliou, M. Miheli (field investigator from Corfu), A. Katsarou, G. Pounis, S. Tyrovolas, E. Papavenetiou, E. Apostolidou, G. Papavassiliou, P. Stravopodis (field investigators from Zakynthos), for their substantial assistance in the enrolment of the participants.
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