Table 1 Schedule of testing in the Busselton healthy ageing study

1

Specimen collection

Fasting blood sample and oropharynx swab

2

Anthropometry

Height*, weight*, neck, hips, waist, Mallampati score and pharyngeal grade

3

Participant break

Refreshment break with food provided

4

Cognition

MMSE, AusNART, category and letter fluency test, CDR battery

5

Body composition

Anterior- posterior spine, dual femur and total body densitometry scans*

6

Eyes & vision

Tonometry, keratometry, autorefraction, retinal photography

7

Cardiovascular

12 Lead ECG*, vascular profiling (blood pressures, pulse wave velocity)

8

Ears & hearing

Otoscopy, tympanometry, audiometry*

9

Respiratory

Baseline spirometry*

10

Allergy

Forearm skin prick test*

11

Physical tests

Force plate jump, balance, timed up and go, chair rises, grip strength

12

Bronchodilator response

Spirometry >15 minutes post salbutamol*

13

Sleep monitor instruction

Sleep monitor instruction and overnight sleep study performed in-home*