1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism; National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center; Kyoto Japan
2. Department of Internal Medicine; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kanazawa University; Kanazawa Japan
3. Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology; School of Medicine; Keio University; Tokyo Japan
4. Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology; Department of Internal Medicine; St. Marianna University School of Medicine Yokohama City Seibu Hospital; Yokohama Japan
5. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism; Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital; Yokohama Japan
6. Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology; Sapporo City General Hospital; Sapporo Japan
7. Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
8. Faculty of Life Science; Department of Metabolic Medicine; Kumamoto University; Kumamoto Japan
9. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
10. Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology; University of Tokyo School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
11. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Okazaki City Hospital; Okazaki Japan
12. Department of Cardiology; Sanda City Hospital; Sanda Japan
13. Division of Nephrology; Hypertension and Endocrinology; Nihon University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
14. Faculty of Medicine; Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Nephrology; Oita University; Yufu Japan
15. Department of Cardiology; Akashi Medical Center; Akashi Japan
16. Department of Metabolic Medicine; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Osaka Japan
17. Department of Cardiology; JR Hiroshima Hospital; Hiroshima Japan
18. Department of Geriatric and General Medicine; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Osaka Japan
19. Clinical Research Institute; National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center; Fukuoka Japan
20. Faculty of Medicine; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus; Fukuoka University; Fukuoka Japan
21. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism; Tenriyorozu Hospital; Tenri, Nara Japan
22. Department of Internal Medicine; Uwajima City Hospital; Uwajima Japan
23. Department of Public Health; School of Medicine; International University of Health and Welfare; Narita Japan