Measurements in the Health ABC Study
Appendix 1 |
|
Core Components of the Health ABC Clinic Examination and Interview by Study Year |
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Year 8&10 |
Clinic Examination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEXA - whole body / hip |
WB/H |
WB |
WB/H |
WB |
WB/H |
WB |
WB/H |
Wt / ht / circumferences |
X |
wt |
wt |
wt/ht |
wt |
X |
X |
Physical performance |
X |
|
|
X |
|
X |
X |
Exercise tolerance - LDCW |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
20-meter walks |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Grip strength |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
Knee extensor strength |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
Blood pressure |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
ECG |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Ankle-brachial blood pressure |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Spirometry |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Medication use |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
Joint evaluation |
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
|
Cognitive function |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3MS - Teng |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
X |
Digit-Symbol Substitution |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
X |
Blood / urine collection |
X |
X |
B |
B |
|
B |
X |
OGTT |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fasting glucose/insulin |
X |
G |
|
G |
|
X |
X |
Cholesterol HDL/LDL/total |
X |
|
|
T |
|
X |
X |
Triglycerides |
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Cytokines |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HgA1c |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
Albumin / Creatinine |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blood Count |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interview |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical function |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Physical activity |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Work / volunteer / caregiving |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Social / intellectual activity |
S |
|
|
|
|
S/I |
S/I |
Social network |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Wt hx / change / intensions |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Appetite / diet |
X |
X |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Smoking / ETOH |
X |
|
S |
|
S |
|
X |
Sleep habits |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
X |
Fatigue symptoms |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
Apathy |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
Depressive symptoms |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Anxiety symptoms |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
Control beliefs / mastery |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Dx medical conditions / sx |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Eyesight |
X |
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
Finances / income / insurance |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disease & Death Adjudication |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Appendix 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Features - Measures and Substudies in Health ABC in Years 1 through 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
Funding Source |
Additional Clinic Measures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thigh and Abdominal CT |
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
NIDDK/NIA |
Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Dental/Peridontal Exam |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Knee x-ray / MRI |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NIA/NIAMS |
Vision |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Acuity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contrast sensitivity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depth perception |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Olfaction |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Ultrasound of the heel |
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
NIA contract |
Literacy |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Arterial Venous Blood Gas |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Isometric knee strength |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
NIA contract |
Knee extensor muscle fatigue |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
NIA contract |
Audiometric Testing |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
NIA contract |
Ankle Strength |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
NIA contract |
Executive Control Function |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
NIA contract |
Peripheral Neuropathy |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
NIA contract |
Monofilament |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peroneal nerve conduction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vibration perception |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sit and Reach Flexibility |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
NIA contract |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Substudies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy Expenditure |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
NIDDK |
Doubly-labeled water |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resting metabolic rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bereavement |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NIA contract |
Cognitive Vitality |
|
|
X |
|
X |
Year 7 |
NIA contract |
Selective Reminding Test |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salthouse battery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personality |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social / Intellectual activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weight Change |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
NIA contract |
Descriptions of the clinical examinations, measurements and substudies can be found on the Health ABC web page.
Page last updated Sep 26, 2008