In 2009, specific built environment characteristics of all residential neighbourhoods in Saskatoon were measured utilising two replicable tools called the Neighbourhood Active Living Potential 30 and the Irvine-Minnesota Inventory.
Lifetime violent offending (from age 18 years) was measured dichotomously utilising the Victoria Police Law Enforcement Assistance Program LEAPP) criminal database.
Over the same time period CO was also measured utilising the Fick principle, with O2 consumption measured by a metabolic monitor (Deltatrac, Datex, Helsinki).
Cytolytic activity was measured as described elsewhere utilising anti-P1A H-2 Ld-restricted CTL (Rosato et al, 2006).
Strengths include the large primary care-based sample and the fact that physical activity was measured using the most widely utilised self-report and objective instruments within lifestyle research.
Serum COMP was measured by a sandwich ELISA utilising two monoclonal antibodies directed against separate antigenic determinants on the human COMP molecule (AnaMar Medical, Lund, Sweden).
HRQoL was measured by the 15D, which is a generic, standardised, self-administered measure and has been utilised in clinical economic evaluations and population studies [ 20].
CA125 values were measured for all patients, utilising a Roche Elecsys method (Roche, Mississauga, ON, Canada).
Protocols for limiting wastage of resources did not exist; input costs were measured, but the personnel utilising resources were not informed of them; equal access to the services was not ensured.
