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Table 2 Haematology, biochemistry and biological specimen banking in the Busselton healthy ageing study

From: Rationale, design and methods for a community-based study of clustering and cumulative effects of chronic disease processes and their effects on ageing: the Busselton healthy ageing study

Haematology*

Analysate

   Red blood cells

Haemoglobin

 

Red corpuscle count

 

Haematocrit

 

Mean corpuscular volume

 

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin

 

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration

 

Red blood cell distribution width

   White cell count

Total count

 

Differential count

   Platelets

Count

 

Mean platelet volume

Biochemistry*

 

   Urea & electrolytes (plasma)

Sodium

 

Potassium

 

Bicarbonate

 

Urea

 

Creatinine

 

Estimated glomerular filtration rate

   Liver function tests (plasma)

Total Protein

 

Albumin

 

Globulins

 

Bilirubin

 

Alanine transaminase

 

Alkaline phosphatise

 

Gamma glutamyl transferase

   Lipids (plasma)

Cholesterol

 

Triglyceride

 

Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol

 

High density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol

 

Cholesterol/HDL ratio

   General chemistry (plasma)

C-reactive protein

 

Glucose

 

Insulin

   General chemistry (whole blood)

Glycated haemoglobin

Bio-specimen banking#

 

   Buffy coats

DNA extraction and analyses

   PAXgene® Blood tubes

RNA extraction and expression analyses

   Oropharynx swabs

Bacterial DNA extraction and analyses

   Serum

Aliquots for biochemistry

   Plasma

Aliquots for biochemistry

  1. *Results provided to participant; # Specimens stored at -80°C.