Table 1 Clinical measurements and collection of biomaterials
Measurements | Description |
|---|---|
Anthropometry | Height: Stadiometer without shoes Weight: Scale (Soehnle, Nassau, Germany) without shoes or heavy clothing Waist and hip circumference: Measuring tape (SECA, Birmingham, UK) |
Ankle–brachial-index | Doppler (Sonotrax Basic A, Edan, San Diego, CA, U.S.) |
Blood pressure | IntelliVue MP5SC (Philips, Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
Electrocardiogram | Cardiosoft V6.73 (GE Healthcare, Buckinghamshire, UK) |
Spirometry | EasyOne® ultrasonic spirometer (ndd Medical, Zürich, Switzerland) |
eNO | NIOX VERO® (Aerocrine AB, Solna, Sweden) |
CT scans | CT angiography, CACS, CT chest, CT upper abdomen. 320-detector MSCT (Canon Aquilion ONE, PRISM, Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Japan) |
Transthoracic echocardiography | Vivid 9 Ultrasound System (GE Healthcare, Horten Norway) M-mode, colour tissue doppler, conventional spectral doppler, 2D speckle tracking, 3-dimensional echocardiography |
Biobank | PBMC, plasma, serum |