Appendix 2. Co-investigators (Members of the China Kadoorie Biobank collaborative group) Name Location Role Contribution Rory Collins, MBBS, University of Oxford, Oxford, International Steering Study design and MSc UK Committee coordination Richard Peto, MD, University of Oxford, Oxford, International Steering Study design and MSc UK Committee coordination Robert Clarke, MD, University of Oxford, Oxford, International Steering Study design and MSc UK Committee coordination Robin Walters, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, International Steering Study design and UK Committee coordination Xiao Han, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Can Hou, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Biao Jing, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Chao Liu, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Pei Pei, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Yunlong Tan, BSc Chinese Academy of Medical Member of National Co- Data cleaning, verification, Sciences, Beijing, China ordinating Centre, Beijing and coordination Daniel Avery, MSc, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Derrick Bennett, PhD, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and MSc, BSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Ruth Boxall, MSc University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Fiona Bragg, PhD, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and MD, MSc, BSc(Hons) UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Yumei Chang, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Huaidong Du, PhD, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and MSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Simon Gilbert, MA, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and MSc, BSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Alex Hacker, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BA(Hons) UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Michael Holmes, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and PhD, MSc, MBBS, UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination BSC(Hons) Name Location Role Contribution Christiana Kartsonaki, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and PhD UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Rene Kerosi, MSc University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Garry Lancaster, MA University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Kuang Lin, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination John McDonnell, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and Diploma UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Iona Millwood, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Qunhua Nie, BSc University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Jayakrishnan University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and Radhakrishnan, UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination BA(Hons) Paul Ryder, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BA(Hons) UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Sam Sansome, MSc, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Dan Schmidt, BSc University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Rajani Sohoni, MD, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BA(Hons) UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Iain Turnbull, MD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Jenny Wang, MA, University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and BSc UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Lin Wang, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Neil Wright, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Xiaoming Yang, PhD University of Oxford, Oxford, Member of International Co- Data cleaning and UK ordinating Centre, Oxford coordination Zengchang Pang, BSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Ruqin Gao, MSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Shanpeng Li, MSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Shaojie Wang, BSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Yongmei Liu, BSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Name Location Role Contribution Ranran Du, Associate Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and degree China ordinating Centres verification Yajing Zang, Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Associate degree China ordinating Centres verification Liang Cheng, PhD Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Xiaocao Tian, MSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Hua Zhang, MSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Yaoming Zhai, BSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Xiaohui Sun, MSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Feifei Li, BSc Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Silu Lv, BSc Licang CDC, Qingdao, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Junzheng Wang, BSc Licang CDC, Qingdao, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Wei Hou, BSc Licang CDC, Qingdao, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Mingyuan Zou, BSc Heilongjiang CDC, Harbin, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Ge Jiang, BSc Heilongjiang CDC, Harbin, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Xue Zhou, PhD Heilongjiang CDC, Harbin, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and China ordinating Centres verification Liqiu Yang, MSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Hui He, MSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Bo Yu, BSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Yanjie Li, BSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Qinai Xu, BSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Quan Kang, BSc Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and ordinating Centres verification Ziyan Guo, Associate Nangang CDC, Harbin, China Member of Regional Co- Data collection and degree ordinating Centres verification Dan Wang, BSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Ximin Hu, MSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Name Location Role Contribution Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Hongmei Wang, MSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Jinyan Chen, MSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Yan Fu, BSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Zhenwang Fu, MSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Xiaohuan Wang, BSc Hainan Provincial CDC, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Min Weng, BSc Meilan CDC, Meilan, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification Zhendong Guo, Meilan CDC, Meilan, Member of Regional Co- Data collection and Associate degree Haikou, China ordinating Centres verification