Nutritional Biomarkers

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Nutritional Biomarkers

Bone Mineral Density (Z score)

Bone
Optimal range: ≥ 3.0 Z score

Also known as: BMD, DEXA, DXA scan, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, Bone density test

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scan

Muscle Volume (Liter)

Gender specific Muscle
Optimal range: ≥ 30 Liter

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Omega3 Index (% (EPA+DHA))

Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 8.0 - 14.0 % (EPA+DHA)

Also known as: Omega-3 Index, Omega-3 Fatty Acids Test, Omega-3 Blood Test

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

Glutathione (ug/mL)

Nutritional
Optimal range: ≥ 900 ug/mL

Also known as: GSH, Reduced Glutathione

3 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) (picograms (pg))

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 27.0 - 31.0 picograms (pg)

Also known as: MCH, Mean Cell Hemoglobin

3 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) (g/dL)

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 32.0 - 36.0 g/dL

Also known as: MCHC, Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) (fL)

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 80.0 - 100.0 fL

Also known as: Mean Cell Volume, MCV

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count (x10^6/µL)

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 4.7 - 6.1 x10^6/µL

Also known as: RBC Count, Erythrocyte Count, Red Blood Cell Mass

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) (%)

Hematology
Optimal range: Not specified

Also known as: RDW, Red Cell Distribution Width, RDW-SD, RDW-CV

2 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Whole Blood

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 10.0 - 70.0 mg/dL

Also known as: LDL, Low-Density Lipoprotein, LDL-C

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Total Lipids (mg/dL)

Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 300.0 - 600.0 mg/dL

Also known as: Total Lipids, Lipid Panel, Lipid Profile

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Albumin (g/dL)

Gender specific Liver
Optimal range: 3.5 - 5.0 g/dL

Also known as: Alb, Serum Albumin, Albumin Test

6 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Total Protein (g/dL)

Gender specific Nutritional
Optimal range: 6.0 - 8.3 g/dL

Also known as: TP, Total Protein Test, Total Serum Protein

6 testing methods 5 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) (mg/dL)

Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 40.0 - 80.0 mg/dL

Also known as: Apo B, Apolipoprotein B, Apolipoprotein B-100, Atherogenic protein

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Ferritin (ug/L)

Hematology
Optimal range: 50.0 - 150.0 ug/L

Also known as: Ferritin, Serum Ferritin, Ferritin Blood Test

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Homocysteine (µmol/L)

Gender specific Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 5.0 - 15.0 µmol/L

Also known as: Homocysteine, Hcy

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

Nutritional
Optimal range: 50.0 - 80.0 ng/mL

Also known as: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D, Vitamin D test

3 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Zinc (µg/dL)

Gender specific Nutritional
Optimal range: 70.0 - 120.0 µg/dL

Also known as: Zinc test, Serum zinc, Plasma zinc

3 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

B12 total serum (pg/mL)

Nutritional
Optimal range: 500.0 - 800.0 pg/mL

Also known as: Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, B12 level, Total B12, Serum B12

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Folate serum (ng/mL)

Gender specific Nutritional
Optimal range: 10.0 - 20.0 ng/mL

Also known as: Folate, Vitamin B9, Folic Acid, Serum Folate, RBC Folate

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Iron (µg/dL)

Hematology
Optimal range: 80.0 - 130.0 µg/dL

Also known as: Iron, Serum Iron, Ferrum

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Iron % Saturation (%)

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 20.0 - 50.0 %

Also known as: Iron saturation, Iron saturation percentage, Fe saturation

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) (µg/dL)

Gender specific Hematology
Optimal range: 240.0 - 450.0 µg/dL

Also known as: Total Iron Binding Capacity, TIBC

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Omega 6 Total (percentage)

Gender specific Metabolic
Optimal range: 1.0 - 3.0 percentage

Also known as: Omega-6 fatty acids, Omega-6 total, LA (Linoleic Acid) test

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

Omega 6: Linoleic Acid (mol/mol)

Gender specific Inflammatory
Optimal range: 40.0 - 60.0 mol/mol

Also known as: Linoleic Acid, LA, Omega-6 fatty acid

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

Omega 6/Omega 3 Ratio (ratio)

Gender specific Cardiovascular
Optimal range: 1.0 - 4.0 ratio

Also known as: Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio, Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acid ratio, O6/O3 ratio, Omega-3 index

3 testing methods 8 lifestyle factors Blood Plasma

Leptin (ng/mL)

Metabolic
Optimal range: Not specified

Also known as: Leptin test, serum leptin, leptin blood test

4 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum

Lipase (U/L)

Gender specific Metabolic
Optimal range: 13.0 - 60.0 U/L

Also known as: Lipasemia, LIP, Lipase Test

5 testing methods 6 lifestyle factors Blood Serum
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