Immunoturbidimetric assays were used to determine serum apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1), apolipoprotein B (apoB), lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)) [Shanghai Kehua Bio-engineering Co., LTD, Shanghai, China] and hypersensitivity C reactive protein (Hs-CRP) [Orion Diagnostica Oy, Espoo, Finland] levels
To explore differences in (i) past-year use of GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP medication to support weight loss and (ii) interest in using a weight-loss medication in the next year between population subgroups, we estimated these proportions stratified by gender, age, ethnicity, occupational social grade, financial situation, health-related economic inactivity, smoking status, alcohol consumption, past-month distress, and history of eating disorders
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Depending on the needs of the study, prepared solutions may be maintained under refrigerated conditions for short-term use or frozen for longer-term laboratory storage, with aliquoting commonly used to help maintain sample integrity during repeated use