The editors charged that "more than four months before the article was published, at least two of its authors were aware of critical data on an array of adverse cardiovascular events that were not included in the VIGOR article."
Editorii au arătat "cu mai multe luni înainte de publicarea articolului cel puțin 2 autori erau îngrijorați cu ptivire la datele critice referitoare la efectele cardiovasculare care nu au fost incluse în studiul VIGOR".