Atsushi Tanaka ⁎ 
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Yosuke Okada, Keiichi Torimoto
First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Nozomu Kamei
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroyuki Hirai
Department of Internal Medicine, Shirakawa Kosei General Hospital, Shirakawa, Japan
Teruyuki Kono
Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
Kazuhiro Sugimoto
Diabetes Center, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
Hiroki Teragawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, JR Hiroshima Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Isao Taguchi
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Tatsuya Maruhashi
Department of Regenerative Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Satomi Sonoda, Akira Kurozumi
First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Saori Inagaki
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Chikage Oshita
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, JR Hiroshima Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Itaru Hisauchi
Department of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
Kanae Takahashi
Department of Biostatistics, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan
Yukihito Higashi
Department of Regenerative Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Michio Shimabukuro
Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
Koichi Node ⁎ 
on behalf of thePROCEED Trial Investigators
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan