What is biological age and how do you measure it?
Biological age is an estimate of how your body is functioning, derived from epigenetic markers, blood biomarkers, body composition and cardiopulmonary performance. It is a research tool. It is not a diagnostic test, it does not establish or exclude disease, and it does not replace clinical assessment. The available algorithms vary between themselves and between repeated samples, so a result is read by a physician alongside the rest of your findings rather than on its own.
Screening limits
A normal result does not exclude disease. These tests do not replace the national screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, which you should continue to attend. Broad testing produces incidental findings that need further investigation, and that investigation has its own burden and risk.
Reviewed by Dr. Erietta Galani, MD, PhD, MD, PhD in cellular immunology, dual specialty in internal medicine and intensive care, Founder and Medical Lead, minus10med, Athens.
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