Biological mechanisms of disease and death in Moscow: rationale and design of the survey on Stress Aging and Health in Russia (SAHR)

Table 3 SAHR biomarkers and their use in baseline and re-examination surveys

Biomarker	Baseline survey	Re-examination
Anthropometry
Height	x	x
Weight	x	x
Waist circumference	x	x
Hip circumference	x	x
Physical measurements
Office SBP	x	x
Office DBP	x	x
Resting HR during 30 seconds	x	x
Right grip strength	x	x
Left grip strength	x	x
Ambulatory (home) blood pressure
Day 1: SBP (morning, evening)	x
Day 1: DBP (morning, evening)	x
Day 2: SBP (morning, evening)	x
Day 2: DBP (morning, evening)	x
Day 3: SBP (morning, evening)	x
Day 3: DBP (morning, evening)	x
Routine blood tests
Haemoglobin	x
Cell counts	x
Color index	x
ESR	x
Blood biochemistry
Total cholesterol	x
LDL cholesterol	x
Triglycerides	x
HDL cholesterol	x
Glucose	x
Glycosylated haemoglobin	x
C-reactive protein	x
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)	x
Insulin	x
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S)	x
Fibrinogen	x
Activity of fibrinilysis (ECLT)	x
Interleikin-6 (IL-6)	x
Urine biochemistry
Creatinine	x
Cortisol	x
Norepinephrine	x
Epinephrine	x
Office ECG
Minnesota-coded records, characteristics of ECG patterns, ischemia events (ST-segment), arrhythmia events, defects of conduction, ECG heart rate	x
Continuous 24-hour ECG (Holter) monitoring	x
Facial photography	x

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