Tests to be performed in each centre
| Routine parameters | Full blood count, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, renal parameters, hepatic parameters, C reactive protein, protein electrophoresis, electrolytes including magnesium, lipid profile including high-/low-density lipoprotein -cholesterol |
| Bone-specific biomarkers | Osteocalcin; carboxyl-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen; bone-specific alkaline phosphatase; tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase; N-propeptide of type I collagen; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; Intact parathyroid hormone |
| Hormones (optional—depending on indication) | Follicle-stimulating hormone, Luteinising hormone, estradiol, testosterone |
| Genetic factors | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| Others (These parameters are only tested in Austria optionally and depending on the coverage of thecost) | Fibroblast Growth Factor 23(FGF 23), Myostatin, Sclerostin |