Home Visit Procedures


08/20/18


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Home Visit
N = 11,193
Components Measurements N %
Anthropometric measures Height 11,054 98.8
Weight 11,032 98.6
BMI 11,019 98.4
Hip Circumference 11,005 98.3
Waist Circumference 11,004 98.3
Specimen Collection Blood 10,340 92.4
Urine 11,063 98.8
Toenails 9,994 89.3
Hair 4,472 40.0
Dust 10,585 94.6
Pulmonary function testing Pre-bronchodilator Spirometry 10,040 89.7

Home Visit Specimen Collection

Home Visit
N = 11,193
Collection Materials Aliquot Size N1 %
Two red top tubes Blood Clot 7 mL 10,297 92.0
Serum 1 mL 10,340 92.4
Two lavender top tubes PCV 1 mL 10,291 91.9
Plasma 1 mL 10,266 91.7
Lavender top tube Cryopreserved whole blood 2 mL 6,425 57.4
Yellow top ACD tube Cryopreserved whole blood 1 mL 6,633 59.3
Lymphocytes 1 mL 3,588 32.1
Blue top EDTA tube Whole blood 5 mL 10,214 91.3
PAXgene mRNA tube Whole blood 10 mL 10,081 90.1
Urine Urine 2 mL, 7 mL 11,063 98.8
Tonails Toenails N/A 9,994 89.3
Hair Hair N/A 4,431 39.6
Dust wipes Dust wipes N/A 10,585 94.6
Duststream filter Vacuum dust N/A 175 1.6
Saliva Oragene OG-2502 PCV 4 mL 37 0.3
Grey top/Oxalate tube3 Whole blood Remainder 906 8.1
Lavender top EDTA tube3 Whole blood Remainder 1,058 9.5
Personal air monitoring badge4 N/A N/A - -

1Number of participants with aliquots.
2Only collected if participant was unable to give blood.
3All Samples were analyzed, data available upon request (including 46 VOCs and heavy metals).
4All Samples were analyzed, data available upon request (including 25 VOCs).


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