Table 3.

Blood measurements

Routine blood parameters measured in recruiting centers: • GPT (ALT) • Total cholesterol • HDL-cholesterol • LDL-cholesterol • Triglycerides • Glucose • Blood cell count • HbA1c
Blood parameters measured in central or special laboratories: • Insulin • 25-OH-vitamin D • Selen • ß-carotine • Proencephalin A 119 D159 (Sphingotec GmbH) • Proneurotensin 1–117 (Sphingotec GmbH) • hsCRP (high sensitivity CRP) • Omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acid content in the membrane of erythrocytes