Accepted for Publication: April 25, 2020.
Correction: This article was corrected online on October 13, 2020, for an incorrect data point in the second paragraph and an incorrect column heading in Table 2.
Corresponding Author: Ariela R. Orkaby, MD, MPH, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington St, Boston, MA 02130 (aorkaby@bwh.harvard.edu).
Author Contributions: Drs Orkaby and Djousse had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Drs Cho and Djousse contributed equally to this article.
Concept and design: Orkaby, Driver, Ho, Forman, Gaziano, Gagnon, Wilson, Cho.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Orkaby, Driver, Ho, Lu, Costa, Honerlaw, Galloway, Vassy, Gaziano, Gagnon, Wilson, Cho, Djousse.
Drafting of the manuscript: Orkaby, Lu, Honerlaw, Gagnon.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Orkaby, Driver, Ho, Costa, Galloway, Vassy, Forman, Gaziano, Wilson, Cho, Djousse.
Statistical analysis: Orkaby, Ho, Lu, Vassy, Gagnon, Cho.
Obtained funding: Orkaby, Galloway, Gaziano, Wilson, Cho.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Orkaby, Costa, Honerlaw, Galloway, Vassy, Wilson, Cho.
Supervision: Orkaby, Driver, Gaziano, Wilson, Cho, Djousse.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Djousse reported receiving grants from Merck. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This research was supported by VA CSR&D CDA-2 award IK2-CX001800 (Dr Orkaby), National Institute on Aging R03-AG060169 (Dr Orkaby), and VA Merit Award I01 CX001025 (Dr Wilson and Dr Cho). This article does not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government. Support for VA/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Health Services Research and Development Service, VA Information Resource Center (project numbers SDR 02-237 and 98-004).
Role of the Funders/Sponsors: The funders/sponsors had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: We thank Timothy Treu, MPH (VA Boston Healthcare System), for his technical support. Mr Treu did not receive compensation for his role in the study.
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