Table 3.

Baseline physical examinations and laboratory tests, Bushehr Elderly Health Programme study

Item		Method of measurement
Physical examination
Arterial blood pressure		Manually by standard mercury sphygmomanometer in sitting position
Weight in kg		Stadiometer; heavy outer garments will be removed
Height in cm		Stadiometer; shoes will be removed
Waist circumference in cm		At the midway level between the costal margins and the iliac crests
Hip circumference in cm		At the level of the greater trochanters
Laboratory tests
CBC		Automated haematology analyser
Fasting blood sugar		enzymatic (glucose oxidase) colourimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun Inc, Tehran, Iran)
Lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglyceride)		Serum total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol will be measured using a cholesterol oxidase phenol aminoantipyrine and triglycerides using a glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase phenol aminoantipyrine enzymatic method. Serum LDL cholesterol will be calculated using the Friedwald formula; LDL cholesterol will not be calculated when triglycerides concentration is >400 mg/dL
Procedures
Electrocardiography		12-lead, by a trained nurse
Echocardiography		Using M-Turbo Ultrasound System, Manufactured by SonoSite, Inc, by a cardiologist

CBC, complete blood count; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.