title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: 1] Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA [2] Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tentori
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA [2] Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.affiliation: 1] Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA [2] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pisoni
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male