From: Study Protocol – Metabolic syndrome, vitamin D and bone status in South Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind vitamin D intervention
Test
Method
Blood tests
As listed in table 1, plus:
Collagen C-telopeptide (CTX)
Osteocalcin (OC)
Roche Elecsys beta cross-laps
Roche Elecsys 2010
Canterbury District Health Board Laboratory
Weight at baseline and 6 months
Tanita electronic scales