Routine blood parameters measured in recruiting centers: • Glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) • Total cholesterol • High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol • Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol • Triglycerides • Glucose • Blood cell count • Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) |
Blood parameters measured in central or special laboratories: • Insulin • Proencephalin A 119 D159 (Sphingotec GmbH) • Proneurotensin 1–117 (Sphingotec GmbH) • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) • Omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acid content in the membrane of erythrocytes |