Blood Test Biomarkers
Learn about the most important biomarkers in your blood tests
All Biomarkers
ABO Group and Rhesus (Rh) Factor (category)
Hematology
Optimal range:
Not specified
Alanine Transaminase (ALT) (U/L)
Gender specific
Liver
Optimal range:
7.0 - 35.0 U/L
Albumin (g/dL)
Gender specific
Liver
Optimal range:
3.5 - 5.0 g/dL
Albumin (Microalbumin) - Urine (mg/L)
Gender specific
Kidney
Optimal range:
0.0 - 30.0 mg/L
Albumin/Creatinine Ratio - Urine (mg/g)
Kidney
Optimal range:
0.0 - 30.0 mg/g
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) (IU/L)
Gender specific
Liver
Optimal range:
20.0 - 140.0 IU/L
Amylase (U/L)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
30.0 - 100.0 U/L
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Pattern (category)
Immune
Optimal range:
Not specified
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Titer (titer)
Immune
Optimal range:
Not specified
Apo-A1 (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
≥ 150 mg/dL
Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
40.0 - 80.0 mg/dL
Arachidonic Acid/EPA Ratio (ratio)
Gender specific
Inflammatory
Optimal range:
1.5 - 3.0 ratio
Aspartate Transaminase (AST) (U/L)
Liver
Optimal range:
Not specified
B12 total serum (pg/mL)
Nutritional
Optimal range:
500.0 - 800.0 pg/mL
BNP (pg/mL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0 - 100 pg/mL
BUN / Creatinine Ratio (ratio)
Gender specific
Kidney
Optimal range:
10.0 - 20.0 ratio
Basal Temperature (°C)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
36.5 - 37.0 °C
Basophils (percentage of white blood cells)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
0.5 - 1.0 percentage of white blood cells
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Kidney
Optimal range:
7.0 - 20.0 mg/dL
Bone Mineral Density (Z score)
Bone
Optimal range:
≥ 3.0 Z score
CAC Score (Agatston units (AU))
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0 - 100 Agatston units (AU)
Calcium (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Bone
Optimal range:
8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL
Carbon Dioxide (mmol/L)
Gender specific
Metabolic
Optimal range:
20.0 - 29.0 mmol/L
Chloride (mmol/L)
Gender specific
Electrolytes
Optimal range:
98.0 - 107.0 mmol/L
Cortisol (µg/dL)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
Not specified
Creatinine (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Kidney
Optimal range:
0.6 - 0.9 mg/dL
Creatinine - Urine (mg/dL)
Kidney
Optimal range:
Not specified
Cystatin-C (mg/L)
Kidney
Optimal range:
0 - 0.7 mg/L
DHEA (mcg/dL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
≥ 400 mcg/dL
DHEA-Sulfate (µg/dL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
≥ 400 µg/dL
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
60 - 80 mmHg
Eosinophils (cells/microliter)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
22.0 - 300.0 cells/microliter
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) (mL/min/1.73m²)
Kidney
Optimal range:
≥ 100 mL/min/1.73m²
Estradiol (E2) (male) (pg/mL)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
10.0 - 30.0 pg/mL
Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
70 - 80 mg/dL
Fat (optimal) (L visceral)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
≥ 0.0 L visceral
Ferritin (ug/L)
Hematology
Optimal range:
50.0 - 150.0 ug/L
Folate serum (ng/mL)
Gender specific
Nutritional
Optimal range:
10.0 - 20.0 ng/mL
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) (IU/L)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
Not specified
GFR (mL/min/1.73m²)
Kidney
Optimal range:
≥ 90 mL/min/1.73m²
GGT (U/L)
Liver
Optimal range:
0 - 10 U/L
Globulin (g/dL)
Gender specific
Liver
Optimal range:
2.0 - 3.5 g/dL
Glucose (mg/dL)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
Not specified
Glutathione (ug/mL)
Nutritional
Optimal range:
≥ 900 ug/mL
Grip Strength (lbs)
Gender specific
Muscle
Optimal range:
≥ 80 lbs
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
60.0 - 100.0 mg/dL
HDL Large (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
20.0 - 30.0 mg/dL
Hematocrit (%)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
38.0 - 50.0 %
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
13.5 - 17.5 g/dL
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (%)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
Not specified
High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) (mg/L)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
Homocysteine (µmol/L)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
5.0 - 15.0 µmol/L
IGF-1 (ng/mL)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
Not specified
Insulin (uIU/mL)
Gender specific
Metabolic
Optimal range:
≥ 2.0 uIU/mL
Iron (µg/dL)
Hematology
Optimal range:
80.0 - 130.0 µg/dL
Iron % Saturation (%)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
20.0 - 50.0 %
Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) (µg/dL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
240.0 - 450.0 µg/dL
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
10.0 - 70.0 mg/dL
LDL Medium (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
LDL Particle Number (nmol/L)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
LDL Pattern (A or B)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
LDL Peak Size (nm)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
20.5 - 22.0 nm
LDL Small (nmol/L)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
Lead (µg/dL)
Neurological
Optimal range:
Not specified
Leptin (ng/mL)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
Not specified
Lipase (U/L)
Gender specific
Metabolic
Optimal range:
13.0 - 60.0 U/L
Lipoprotein (a) (nmol/L)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
Lipoprotein Fractionation (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
Not specified
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) (IU/L)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
2.0 - 5.0 IU/L
Lymphocytes (cells/µL)
Gender specific
Immune
Optimal range:
1000.0 - 3000.0 cells/µL
Magnesium (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Electrolytes
Optimal range:
1.8 - 2.2 mg/dL
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) (picograms (pg))
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
27.0 - 31.0 picograms (pg)
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) (g/dL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
32.0 - 36.0 g/dL
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) (fL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
80.0 - 100.0 fL
Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) (fL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
7.5 - 10.5 fL
Monocytes (10^9/L)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
0.2 - 0.8 10^9/L
Muscle Volume (Liter)
Gender specific
Muscle
Optimal range:
≥ 30 Liter
Neutrophils (cells/µL)
Hematology
Optimal range:
Not specified
Nighttime erections (times/night)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
≥ 5 times/night
Non-HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0.0 - 80.0 mg/dL
Omega 3 Total (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
20.0 - 8.0 mg/dL
Omega 3: EPA+DPA+DHA (percent of total fatty acids)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
8.0 - 14.0 percent of total fatty acids
Omega 6 Total (percentage)
Gender specific
Metabolic
Optimal range:
1.0 - 3.0 percentage
Omega 6/Omega 3 Ratio (ratio)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
1.0 - 4.0 ratio
Omega 6: Arachidonic Acid (µg/mL)
Gender specific
Inflammatory
Optimal range:
30.0 - 70.0 µg/mL
Omega 6: Linoleic Acid (mol/mol)
Gender specific
Inflammatory
Optimal range:
40.0 - 60.0 mol/mol
Omega3 Index (% (EPA+DHA))
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
8.0 - 14.0 % (EPA+DHA)
PSA Total (ng/mL)
General Health
Optimal range:
Not specified
Platelet Count (10^9/L)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
150.0 - 450.0 10^9/L
Potassium (mmol/L)
Gender specific
Electrolytes
Optimal range:
3.5 - 5.0 mmol/L
Progesterone (ng/mL)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
Not specified
Prolactin (ng/mL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
4.0 - 15.0 ng/mL
RHR (bpm)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
30 - 50 bpm
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count (x10^6/µL)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
4.7 - 6.1 x10^6/µL
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) (%)
Hematology
Optimal range:
Not specified
Rheumatoid Factor (IU/mL)
Immune
Optimal range:
Not specified
S-100B (ng/L)
Neurological
Optimal range:
0 - 100 ng/L
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) (nmol/L)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
10.0 - 45.0 nmol/L
Sleep (%)
Neurological
Optimal range:
90 - 100 %
SmO2 (% time<10%) (%)
Muscle
Optimal range:
0 - 10 %
Sodium (mmol/L)
Gender specific
Electrolytes
Optimal range:
135.0 - 145.0 mmol/L
Speed of aging (years/chronological years)
Metabolic
Optimal range:
0.0 - 0.6 years/chronological years
Systolic BP (mmHg)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
90 - 120 mmHg
TNF (pg/mL)
Inflammatory
Optimal range:
0 - 10 pg/mL
TSH (uIU/mL)
Hormonal
Optimal range:
0.5 - 2.0 uIU/mL
Telomere length (Kb)
General Health
Optimal range:
≥ 10 Kb
Testosterone, Free (pg/mL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
≥ 15.0 pg/mL
Testosterone, Total (ng/dL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
≥ 700.0 ng/dL
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (mIU/L)
Thyroid
Optimal range:
0.3 - 1.8 mIU/L
Thyroxine (T4) Free (ng/dL)
Gender specific
Hormonal
Optimal range:
0.8 - 1.8 ng/dL
Total Bilirubin (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Liver
Optimal range:
0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
80.0 - 160.0 mg/dL
Total Lipids (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
300.0 - 600.0 mg/dL
Total Protein (g/dL)
Gender specific
Nutritional
Optimal range:
6.0 - 8.3 g/dL
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0 - 50 mg/dL
Triiodothyronine (T3) Free (pg/mL)
Gender specific
Thyroid
Optimal range:
2.3 - 4.2 pg/mL
Uric Acid (mg/dL)
Gender specific
Metabolic
Optimal range:
≥ 3.5 mg/dL
VO2 max (mL/(kg-min))
Gender specific
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
50.0 - 90.0 mL/(kg-min)
Vitamin D (ng/mL)
Nutritional
Optimal range:
50.0 - 80.0 ng/mL
White Blood Cell Count (cells/microliter)
Gender specific
Hematology
Optimal range:
4000.0 - 11000.0 cells/microliter
Zinc (µg/dL)
Gender specific
Nutritional
Optimal range:
70.0 - 120.0 µg/dL
hsCRP (mg/dL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0 - 1 mg/dL
oxLDL (ng/mL)
Cardiovascular
Optimal range:
0.0 - 20.0 ng/mL