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H. Luo, hanqi.luo@emory.edu
The authors’ responsibilities were as follows – all authors: contributed to developing the idea of the paper; HL: developed the R package and wrote the paper; JG: developed the SAS macro, provided writing assistance, and developed the R package and SAS macro tutorials; MZ: edited the paper and provided insights; EN: assisted the tutorials; FS, AW: provided useful insights; MFY, PS: provided overall guidance on the project; and all authors: critically revised the manuscript and approved the final version.
We thank all members of the BRINDA working group who helped in developing the BRINDA inflammation adjustment method. We also thank Charles D Arnold, Kevin Tang, Yaw O Addo, Lucas Gosdin, Yvonne Goh, and Joanne E Arsenault for the extensive testing of the package and SAS macro and Rochelle Werner for the editing support.
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, HarvestPlus, and the United States Agency for International Development. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.