hsCRP was measured in 2012–2013 in serum stored at −70°C since collection in visit 2 using the
Roche Modular P800 autoanalyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, Indiana)
7 (link). The coefficient of variation (CV) was 4.5%. hsCRP from visit 4 (1996–1998) stored plasma was measured using Siemens Dade Behring
BN II26 (link). The reliability coefficient for the hsCRP assay was 0.99 based on 421-blinded replicates.
Fibrinogen was measured in 1987–1989 (visit 1) in stored plasma by the thrombin-time titration method with reagents obtained from General Diagnostics Organon Technica Company (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
27 (link). The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) obtained from repeated testing on a sample of subjects over several weeks was 0.72.
GGT was measured in 2012–2013 in serum stored at −70°C since collection in visit 2 using the
Roche Modular P800 autoanalyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, Indiana). The CV was 5.1% at 39 U/L and 2.9% at 171 U/L. GGT at visit 4 was measured in stored plasma using Olympus AU400
28 (link). Intraassay coefficient of variation was 9.3% for GGT.
WBC count was measured in visit 2 using standard methods.
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