====== Physical state ======

This section contains variables that objectively describe physical characteristics of [[start|Lifelines]] participants (i.e., not associated with any particular [[diseases & symptoms]]).
It includes physical parameters measured during the first visits of assessments [[1A visit 1|1A]], [[2A visit 1|2A]], and [[3A visit 1|3A]], and biomarkers measured in biosamples collected during the second visits of assessments [[1A visit 2|1A]], [[2A visit 2|2A]] and [[3A Visit 2|3A]].
Other objective physical characteristics were measured using questionnaires or in various [[additional assessments]].

The variables in this [[sections|section]] are organized in the following subsections:

  - [[Skin autofluorescence]] 
  - [[Anthropometry|Anthropometry (measured)]]
  - [[Anthropometry (self-reported)]]
  - [[Blood pressure]]
  - [[ECG]]
  - [[Pulmonary function test]]
  - [[Jump test]]
  - [[Hair]]
  - [[Skin (QSKIN)]]
  - [[Teeth]]
  - [[Blood analyses|Biosamples - blood]]
  - [[Urine analyses|Biosamples - urine]]
  - [[Biosamples|Biosamples - faeces]]  
  - [[DNA analyses|Biosamples - DNA]]