Biological-Age Research

Biological age is an
estimate.

Research models use different inputs to estimate aspects of aging. Their outputs are not interchangeable, do not establish a diagnosis, and are not returned by a WellSpry at-home panel.

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Research estimate
GrimAge reports population-level associations, not an individual lifespan prediction (Lu et al, Aging (Albany NY), 2019)

Factors studied alongside aging measures

  • •Insulin resistance
  • •Chronic low-grade inflammation
  • •Hormone decline
  • •Gut dysbiosis
  • •Mitochondrial dysfunction
  • •Sleep disruption
  • •Accumulated oxidative stress

Clinical context may include

  • •Medical history and current medicines
  • •Metabolic and cardiovascular context
  • •Sleep, activity, and nutrition
  • •Inflammatory and hormonal context
  • •The assay method and reference population
  • •Measurement variability over time
  • •Independent clinician interpretation
Panel Markers

Markers in the purchased panel

Fasting Glucose
Average Blood Sugar
Insulin Resistance
Triglycerides
Total Cholesterol
LDL
HDL
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)
ALT
AST
Oxidative Stress (GGT)
Lipase
Creatinine
eGFR (Non African American)
Inflammation
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Vitamin D
Ferritin
Results Context

Put outside results in context.

The WellSpry panel provides catalog-listed metabolic context. Choose Health delivers its clinician-reviewed results through a secure portal. If you obtain a biological-age value through separate outside testing, discuss both records with your own licensed clinician. WellSpry Protocol Management and prescribing are unavailable.

Frequently Asked

Questions

What is biological age?

Biological age is an estimate produced by a specific model using selected biological measurements. Different methods can produce different outputs, and an estimate is not the same as a diagnosis or a person's literal cellular age.

How does WellSpry support biological-age review?

WellSpry's widest at-home panel returns 18 catalog-listed markers: Fasting Glucose, Average Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Apolipoprotein B (ApoB), ALT, AST, Oxidative Stress (GGT), Lipase, Creatinine, eGFR (Non African American), Inflammation, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Vitamin D, Ferritin. It does not return an epigenetic or telomere-based biological-age score. Choose Health handles activation, consent, lab processing, clinician review, and secure portal delivery for the purchased panel. Discuss any separately obtained biological-age result with your own licensed clinician.

Can a biological-age estimate change?

Some research assays can produce different estimates over time, but changes may reflect biology, measurement variability, model choice, or other factors. WellSpry does not claim that a particular intervention will reverse biological age, and its panels do not return a biological-age score.

Is biological age testing included?

No. WellSpry's at-home panels do not return an epigenetic or telomere-based biological-age score. Those values require separate outside testing. Choose Health delivers clinician-reviewed panel results; discuss any outside biological-age result with your own licensed clinician.

A catalog-listed metabolic panel can provide laboratory context, but it does not measure biological age or validate any intervention.

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