This page provides an overview of additional blood analyses performed at the request of external research groups. These analyses use blood samples collected during the general Lifelines assessment rounds and subsequently stored in the Lifelines biobank for future analyses. They are complementary to the standard blood analyses performed as part of the regular assessment program.
In addition to blood analyses, results from standard urine analyses and urine analyses by external researchers are also available.

The analyses are often performed by external laboratories, using samples from participants selected by the research group according to project-specific criteria. As a result, participant selection, sample type, laboratory methods and assessment rounds differ between projects and from the standard blood analyses. Results should be interpreted in the context of the selection criteria and methods described for each project.

The table below provides you with the most relevant points per project. A table with all available variables is provided separately on this page.