Table 5.

Baseline laboratory analyses, Miami Heart Study.

Group of measurements	Specific measurements
Cardiac Enzymes	•N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP) (pg/mL)
Hemostasis and Fibrinolysis	•D-Dimer (mcg/mL)
Inflammation	•High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (mg/L) •Interleukin-2 (IL-2) (pg/mL) •Interleukin-6 (IL-6) (pg/mL) •Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) alpha (pg/mL)
Diabetes	•Whole Blood Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) •Serum Insulin (uIU/mL) •Free Fatty Acid (mmol/L)
Endothelial Cell Function	•Homocysteine (umol/L)
Lipids	•Cholesterol (mg/dL), Total, High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), Triglycerides •Ion Mobility: Lipid size, distribution, subclasses •Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) (mg/dL) •Lipoprotein (a) (Lp[a]) (nmol/L) •Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) (nmol/min/mL)
Nutrition	•Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Genetics	•ApoE Genotype •9p21 Genotype •KIF6 Genotype •LPA Intron 25 •4q25 A-Fib genotype
Obesity/Metabolism	•Leptin (ng/mL) •Adiponectin (mcg/mL)
Renal Function	•Cystatin-C (mg/L) •Aldosterone (ng/dL)
Sex Hormones	•Testosterone, Free (pg/mL) &Total (ng/dl), •Dehydroepiandrosterone (ng/dL) •Estradiol (pg/mL) •Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (nmol/L)
Vitamins and Minerals	•1, 25 Dihydroxy Vitamin D (pg/mL) •25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] (ng/mL) •Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (mIU/L) •Parathyroid Hormone, Related Protein (PTH-RP) (pg/mL)