Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol

Table 2 Proposed Study Measures

	Baseline	Follow-Up Examinations
	Baseline	Years 1–5	Year 8	Years 9–10
METS
Physical Activity
Accelerometer	X	X	X	X
Questionnaire	X		X	X
Body Composition
BIA	X	X	X	X
Isotope Dilution	X	X
DXA^a		X
Dietary Intake	X		X
Anthropometrics	X	X	X	X
Serum & Urine Measures^b	X	X	X	X
Health history, Demographics, etc.	X	X	X	X
METS-Microbiome
Blood SCFAs	X		X	X
OGTT			X
Gut Microbiota			X	X

^aDXA for body composition and bone mineral density measures not available only in Seychelles
^bSerum measures include fasting glucose, insulin, adiponectin, leptin, lipids, CRP, cystatin C at baseline and glucose, adiponectin and leptin at follow-up examinations

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