Table 2 Blood measurements

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