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Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Public Health, Helsinki University, Mannerheimintie 172, 00300, Helsinki, Finland. ilona.nurmi@pp.inet.fi.
• ² Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, 15850, Lahti, Finland.
• ³ Centre for Laboratory Services, Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care Group, Keskussairaalankatu 7, 15850, Lahti, Finland.
• ⁴ Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care Services, Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care Group, Keskussairaalankatu 7, 15850, Lahti, Finland.
• ⁵ Kouvola Health Center, Marjoniementie 10, 45100, Kouvola, Finland.
• ⁶ Terveystalo Lahti, Aleksanterinkatu 11-13, 15110, Lahti, Finland.
• ⁷ National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mannerheimintie 166, 0027, Helsinki, Finland.
• ⁸ North Kymi Hospital, 45750, Kuusankoski, Finland.