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Table 3 Laboratory and biochemical tests administered in the Korean urban rural elderly cohort study

From: The Korean urban rural elderly cohort study: study design and protocol

Classification

 

Measures

Complete blood count

 

White blood cell, white blood cell differential, red blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, red cell distribution width, platelet count

Renal panel

 

Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine

Liver function test

 

Total protein, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin

Lipid profile

 

Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol

Carotid ultrasonography

Carotid intima-media thickness, presence of plaque

Endocrine

Glucose metabolism

Glucose, glycated hemoglobin, insulin

Bone metabolism

Calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, osteocalcin

Thyroid function

Triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, thyroid stimulating hormone, thyroglobulin antibodies, thyroid peroxidase antibodies

Inflammation

 

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, high sensitivity C-reactive protein

Others

 

Ferritin, uric acid

Urinalysis

 

Microalbumin, pH, nitrite, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, blood, urobilinogen, red blood cells, white blood cells, epithelial cells, casts, bacteria, crystals, color

Bone mineral density

 

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

Electrocardiography

 

12-channel electrocardiography

Physical activity

 

Accelerometry

Body composition analysis

 

Bioimpedence test