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Abbreviations<br />

DXA Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry<br />

DZNE German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases<br />

ECG Electrocardiogram/ electrocardiography<br />

EDCF Electronic data capture forms<br />

EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid<br />

EEG Electroencephalogram<br />

EPC Epidemiological Planning Committee<br />

ERI Effort reward imbalance<br />

EU European Union<br />

FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in one second<br />

FPR False positive rate<br />

FVC Forced vital capacity<br />

GDR German Democratic Republic<br />

GEE Generalized estimating equations<br />

GIF Generalized impact fraction<br />

GIS Geographic information system<br />

GWAS Genome-wide associations studies<br />

HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c<br />

HFPEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction<br />

HFREF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction<br />

HIV Human immunodeficiency virus<br />

HMGU Helmholtz Center Munich for Health and <strong>the</strong> Environment (Helmholtz<br />

Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit<br />

und Umwelt)<br />

HZI Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)<br />

IAB Institute for Employment Research (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und<br />

Berufsforschung)<br />

IADL Instrumental activities <strong>of</strong> daily living<br />

ICD International classification <strong>of</strong> diseases<br />

IDOM Instrument for database-assisted online recording for medication<br />

IPA Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (Institut für<br />

Prävention und Arbeitsmedizin der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung)<br />

IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine<br />

IT Information technology<br />

JEM Job exposure matrix<br />

LADA Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults<br />

LIMS Laboratory Information Management System<br />

MDC Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (Max-Delbrück-Centrum<br />

für Molekulare Medizin)<br />

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