title: Reply to G-C Chen et al.
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: Xianwen
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2362-3222
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: David
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5226-1972
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5464-2197
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: Graham G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ebeling
authors.affiliation: From the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School-Western Campus (XS, e-mail: xshang@student.unimelb.edu.au), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (AMH, GGG); Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (DS, PRE); and Institute for Health and Ageing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia (KMS).
authors.forename: Kerrie M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2718-6592
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk