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Table 1 Proposed visits and measurements during the study

From: The effect of testosterone and a nutritional supplement on hospital admissions in under-nourished, older people

 

Screening

Baseline

3 m

6 m

12 m

Screening Document

X

    

Consent

 

X

   

Baseline-demographics, illness, medications, Charlson co-morbidity index

 

X

   

Chair rise test

 

X

 

X

X

Weight

 

X

X

X

X

IPSS (men only)

 

X

X

X

X

MNA, SNAQ

 

X

 

X

X

MMSE, MOCA, 15-GDS, IADL, Barthel Index

 

X

 

X

X

Voice Handicap Index (women only)

 

X

X

X

X

Frailty, Grip Strength, physical activity (kcal/wk)

 

X

Grip only

X

X

SF-36

 

X

 

X

X

Body composition-resistance, reactance, fat mass, lean mass, TBW

 

X

  

X

Urinalysis and per rectal exam for men

X

    

24 hour food diary (%fat, % CHO, %Protein, kcal)

 

X

 

X

X

FBE (hematocrit)

 

X

X

X

X

PSA (men only)

 

X

X

X

X

Total Chol, Trig, HDL, LDL

 

X

 

X

X

Biochem

 

X

 

X

X

hsCRP

 

X

 

X

X

Testosterone, SHBG

 

X

 

X

X

LH, FSH, Oestradiol

 

X

  

X

Cytokines

 

X

 

X

X

Flag any abnormal blood test results to CI

 

X

X

X

X

Send results to GP

 

X

X

X

X