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Table 2 Physical and medical examinations

From: The LIFE-Adult-Study: objectives and design of a population-based cohort study with 10,000 deeply phenotyped adults in Germany

Examination

Sample size

Bio-specimen asservation

 

 Serum, plasma, lymphocytes for DNA, RNA, urine

>9900

Anthropometry

 

 Classical: Body weight, body height, circumference measures

>9900

 3D laser based optical body surface scan

>9800

 MRI based abdominal fat tissue volumetry

>1000

Cardiovascular system

 

 Blood pressure

>9900

 Electrocardiography (10 s, 12 leads)

>9700

 Echocardiography

>8300

 Carotid ultrasound

>9600

 Ankle-brachial index (ABI), pulse wave velocity (PWV)

>9200

Diabetes

 

 Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

>2900

Physical activity and fitness

 

 Hand grip strength

>9700

 7 day actimetry

>2800

Eye

 

 Optical coherence tomography and fundus photography

>9300

Brain

 

 MRI

>2400

 Electroencephalography (≥60 years only)

>3000

Miscellaneous

 

 Voice profile

>2700

 Olfactory test (Sniffin’ sticks 12)

>7300

 Skin prick test (six inhalative allergens)

>8000