Table 2.
List of platforms used for biochemical tests
| Biochemical tests | Analysis method/platform used |
|---|---|
| Fasting glucose | Analysed using Instrumentation Laboratory IL TestTM kits on an ILab 600/650 clinical chemistry analysers (Werfen, Warrington, UK) |
| Total cholesterol | |
| Triglycerides | |
| HDL- and LDL-cholesterol | Analysed using Randox kits adapted for use on the Ilab 600/650 analysers (Randox Laboratories, Crumlin, Northern Ireland) |
| Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) | |
| Apolipoprotein-B | |
| Apolipoprotein A1 | |
| Glycerol | |
| Lactate | |
| 3-hydroxybuthyrate | |
| C-reactive protein | Analysed using a Siemens ADVIA wide range CRP kit adapted for use on the Ilab 600/650 analysers. (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Camberley, UK) |
| Fasting insulin | Millipore Human Insulin specific radioimmunoassay (Millipore UK, Watford, UK) |
| Adiponectin | Perkin Elmer AlphaLisa Human Adiponectin kit (Waltham, MA, USA) |