1. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
2. Institute of Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center at the Heinrich-Heine-University, Leibniz-Center for Diabetes Research, Düsseldorf, Germany
3. Department of Diabetes and Angiology, Marienkrankenhaus, Soest, Germany
4. MediStatistica, Neuenrade, Germany
5. University of Bremen, Centre for Social Policy Research, Bremen, Germany