Active smoking and macrocytosis in the general population: Two population-based cohort studies

Note: Funding Information: The cotinine measurement for this research was supported by a grant from the EU Joint Programme Initiative A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL), the Food Biomarker Alliance (FOODBALL). Lifelines has been funded by a number of public sources, notably the Dutch Government, The Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research NOW [grant 175.010.2007.006], the European fund for regional development, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Pieken in de Delta, Provinces of Groningen and Drenthe, the Target project, BBMRI-NL, the University of Groningen, and the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. This work was supported by the National Consortium for Healthy Ageing, and funds from the European Union’s Seventh Framework program (FP7/2007-2013) through the BioSHaRE-EU (Biobank Standardisation and Harmonisation for Research Excellence in the European Union) project, grant agreement 261,433. LifeLines (BRIF4568) is engaged in a Bioresource research impact factor (BRIF) policy pilot study, details of which can be found at: http://bioshare.eu/ content/bioresource-impact-factor. Finally, the Lifelines Biobank initiative has also been made possible by funds from FES (Fonds Econo-mische Structuurversterking), SNN (Samenwerkingsverband Noord Nederland) and REP (Ruimtelijk Economisch Programma). Funding Information: The cotinine measurement for this research was supported by a grant from the EU Joint Programme Initiative A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL), the Food Biomarker Alliance (FOODBALL). Lifelines has been funded by a number of public sources, notably the Dutch Government, The Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research NOW [grant 175.010.2007.006], the European fund for regional development, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Pieken in de Delta, Provinces of Groningen and Drenthe, the Target project, BBMRI-NL, the University of Groningen, and the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands. This work was supported by the National Consortium for Healthy Ageing, and funds from the European Union's Seventh Framework program (FP7/2007-2013) through the BioSHaRE-EU (Biobank Standardisation and Harmonisation for Research Excellence in the European Union) project, grant agreement 261,433. LifeLines (BRIF4568) is engaged in a Bioresource research impact factor (BRIF) policy pilot study, details of which can be found at: http://bioshare.eu/content/bioresource-impact-factor. Finally, the Lifelines Biobank initiative has also been made possible by funds from FES (Fonds Economische Structuurversterking), SNN (Samenwerkingsverband Noord Nederland) and REP (Ruimtelijk Economisch Programma).