Table 3 Blood measurements

Routine blood parameters measured in recruiting centers:

• GPT (ALT)

• Total cholesterol

• HDL-cholesterol

• LDL-cholesterol

• Triglycerides

• Glucose

• Blood cell count

• HbA1c

Blood parameters measured in central or special laboratories:

• Insulin

• 25-OH-vitamin D

• Selen

• ß-carotine

• Proencephalin A 119 D159 (Sphingotec GmbH)

• Proneurotensin 1–117 (Sphingotec GmbH)

• hsCRP (high sensitivity CRP)

• Omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acid content in the membrane of erythrocytes