Population Studies with Biomarkers
Introduction to Each Study
- China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
- Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS)
- Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES)
- English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
- Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Health, Ageing & Well Being (ELSI-Brasil)
- Healthy AGeing In Scotland (HAGIS)
- Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
- Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS)
- Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSA)
- INDEPTH Network
- Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI)
- Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A. FANS)
- Mexican Health & Aging Study (MHAS)
- Mid-Life in the U.S. Study (MIDUS)
- Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS)
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
- National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)
- National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)
- Newcastle 85+ Study
- Northern Ireland Cohort Longitudinal Study Of Ageing (NICOLA)
- National Longitudinal Survey 1979 Cohort (NLSY79)
- National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP)
- Study On Global AGEing & Adult Health (SAGE)
- Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS)
- Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
- Study Of Tsunami Aftermath & Recovery (STAR)
- The Irish Longitudinal Study On Ageing (TILDA)
- Tsimane Health and Life History Project
- Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS)
Available Biomarkers for Some Studies
| Biomarker | Category | HRS | ADDHEALTH | CADAS | CHARLS | CVFS-SCAN | DUNEDIN | ELSA | ELSI-BRAZIL | HSB | IFLS | LOSHAK | LSAHA | MHAS | NAKO | NHATS | NICOLA | NLS-72 | QSNAPS | SHARE | SLHAS | TILDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiponectin | Metabolic | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Alanine Aminotransferase | Hepatic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Albumin | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Alkaline phosphatase | Hepatic | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| APOE4 | Neurodegeneration | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase | Hepatic | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Aβ42/40 ratio | Neurodegeneration | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| B-type natriuretic peptide, N- terminal pro (NT-proBNP) | Cardiovascular, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Basophils | Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| BDNF | Neurodegeneration | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bicarbonate (CO2) | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Bilirubin,Total | Hepatic | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Blood pressure, diastolic | Cardiovascular | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Blood pressure, systolic | Cardiovascular | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| C-Reactive Protein (high sensitivity) | Inflammation | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calcium | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Chloride | Metabolic | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Clusterin | Neurodegeneration | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| CMV IgG4 | Adaptive Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cortisol (from hair) | Stress | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cortisone (from hair) | Stress | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Creatinine | Renal | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cystatin C | Renal, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone (from hair) | Endocrine | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| DNA | Genetic | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| DNA Methylation | Genetic | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| eGFR | Renal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Eosinophils | Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Epigenetics | Genetic | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) | Renal | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ferritin | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Fibrinogen | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Folate | Nutrition | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Genetics | Genetic | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) | Neurodegeneration | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Glucose, Fasting | Metabolic | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) | Inflammation, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| HDL-Cholesterol | Lipid | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hematocrit | Circulatory | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Hemoglobin | Circulatory | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Hemoglobin (HbA1c) | Metabolic, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Homocysteine | Cardiovascular | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| IL-10 | Inflammation | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| IL-12/23 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| IL-13 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| IL-16 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| IL-17 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| IL-18 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| IL-2 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Il-4 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| IL-6 | Inflammation, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| IL-8 | Inflammation | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| IL1RA | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) | Inflammation, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Interferon gamma (IFNg) | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| LDL-Cholesterol | Lipid | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Lead | Metals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) | Lipid | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lutein | Nutrition | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Lymphocytes | Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| MCP1 | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin | Hematological | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Mean Corpuscular Volume | Circulatory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Monocyte Count | Innate Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Monocytes | Innate Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Neurofilament light | Neurodegeneration | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Neutrophils | Innate Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| p-tau 181 | Neurodegeneration | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Plasma total tau | Neurodegeneration | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Platelet Count | Circulatory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Platelet Distribution Width (PDW) | Circulatory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Potassium | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Progesterone (from hair) | Hormonal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Protein, Total | Immune | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| pTau217 | Neurodegeneration | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Red Blood Cell Count | Circulatory | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Red Cell Distribution Width | Circulatory | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| RNA | Transcriptomics | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| SARS CoV-2 Antibodies | Covid | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sodium | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| T3 | Hormonal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| T4 | Hormonal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Telomere Length | Molecular Aging | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Testosterone (from hair) | Hormonal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| TGF_b | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) | Hormonal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| TNF_a | Inflammation | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| TNFRI | Inflammation | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| TNFRII | Inflammation, TAME (Targeting Aging with MEtformin) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Total-Cholesterol | Cardiovascular | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Triglycerides | Lipid | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCHL-1) | Neurodegeneration | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | Renal | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Uric Acid | Metabolic | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| VEGF | Inflammation | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Vitamin B12 | Metabolic | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Vitamin D | Respiratory | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| White Blood Cell Count | Inflammation | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Zeaxanthin | Nutrition | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |