Table 2.

Laboratory tests of Bushehr Elderly Health programme study (phase II)

Laboratory tests	Method of measurement
CBC	Automated haematology analyser, Medonic CA620 (Menarini Diagnostics Srl, Florence, Italy)
Fasting blood sugar	Enzymes (glucose oxidase) colorimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun, Karaj, Iran)
Lipid profile Total cholesterol	Enzymatic (CHOD-PAP) colorimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
LDL-C	Enzymatic (CHE& CHO) colorimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
HDL-C	Enzymatic (CHE& CHO) colorimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
Triglycerides	Enzymatic (GPO-PAP) colorimetric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
Calcium	Enzymatic colorimetric estimation with o-cresolphthalein complex method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
Phosphorus	Enzymatic UV method with phosphomolybdate using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
ALK-p	Photometric method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
Urea	Enzymatic (urease) UV method using a commercial kit (Pars Azmun)
Creatinin	Jaffe's method, using a Commercial Kit (Pars Azmun)
Uric acid	Colorimetry and uricase method using uric acid TOOS kit (Pars Azmun)
HbA1C	Boranate affinity method using a CERA-STAT system (CERAGEM MEDISYS,chungcheongnam-do, Korea)

ALK-p, alkaline phosphatase; CBC, complete blood count; CHE, cholesterol esterase; CHO, cholesterol oxidase; CHOD-PAP, cholesterol oxidase phenol aminoantipyrine; GPO-PAP, glycerol-3-phosphate oxidase phenol aminoantipyrine; HbA1C, haemoglobin A1C; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; UV, ultraviolet.