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. 2017 May 4;14:26. doi: 10.1186/s12981-017-0154-y

Table 1.

Measurements and data collected in the CoLTART cohort

Phase Data collected at enrolment
Baseline
July 2013
Demographic data and self-reported social economic status
Medical, dietary and socio-economic and behavioural risk factors
Biophysical measurements: weight, height, blood pressure, pulse rate; waist, hip and mid-upper arm circumferences
Clinical examination
Antiretroviral therapy and cotrimoxazole/dapsone adherence
Laboratory measurements data
Biochemistry
(i) Fasting blood lipid profiles: total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins
(ii) Fasting blood glucose
(iii) Renal function tests: urine strip testing, phosphates and creatinine
Serum phosphates, creatinine and urea
(vi) Liver function tests: alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
Haematology and immunology
(i) Full blood counts
(ii) CD3, CD4 and CD8 cell counts
Virology
(i) HIV viral loads
(ii) HIV drug resistance testing—when indicated
Serology (for future testing)
Serum for Hepatitis B virus serology and plasma aliquots stored at −80 °C
6 monthly
Follow-up
January 2014
Data collected at follow up
Biophysical measurements
Medical, dietary and socio-economic and behavioural risk factors
Clinical examination
Antiretroviral therapy and cotrimoxazole/dapsone adherence
Laboratory measurements
Fasting blood glucose and lipid profiles
Renal and liver function tests
Full blood counts and immunology—CD3, CD4 and CD8
HIV viral loads
HIV drug resistance testing—when indicated
Whole blood for genomics studies stored at −80 °C (once)