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Table 2 Outcome measures and testing method for phase two (measured at baseline, 3 months and 6 months)

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