This is a composite average of critical cardiometabolic indicators. It provides one centralized score to give you an easy overview for quick reference. This averaged value is for your reference only. It is not a research validated index.

Because there is so much data to absorb in the CardioMetaboliQ™️ report, this index value offers an at-a-glance sense of how you’re doing. It doesn’t replace the other individual values, but does add a sense of overall wellness that can be easier to track.

Remnant cholesterol refers to the most dangerous types of cholesterol, those that are the major driver of heart disease and atherosclerosis. The latest research shows that RC provides a much more reliable and nuanced perspective into true heart disease risk than LDL Cholesterol alone.

Studies show that RC “reveals residual risk”. Residual risk is the reason so many heart attacks occur in people who are controlling LDL cholesterol with a statin or other drug. Measuring RC helps point out when controlling LDL is not enough…it’s a kind of safety check.

AIP provides an additional advanced marker for heart disease risk in addition to Remnant Cholesterol.

AIP has been shown to accurately predict stroke risk, early heart disease in younger patients and several other key health risks.

AIP doesn’t replace the LDL Cholesterol marker, rather it adds context and insight into “residual risk”, similar to RC above.

High sensitivity C-reactive protein is a well-recognized indicator for systemic inflammation. While acute and transient inflammation are part of normal physiology, chronic systemic inflammation is not. This kind of low-middle intensity chronic is a fundamental contributing factor in many chronic diseases. Lifestyle plays a major role in inflammation. Proper diet, exercise and appropriate supplementation can move this marker in the right direction.

This index is derived from what’s commonly thought of as a liver enzyme, GGT. While GGT is probably the most accurate marker for assessing liver health, it’s also an excellent indicator for the level of oxidative stress in the body overall.

Oxidative Stress is based on the balance between antioxidant and oxidative processes in the body. Oxidation (like rust) damages cell membranes and leads to poorly functioning cells and even damage to DNA. Excess oxidation is one of the primary drivers of aging and cellular damage.

This is arguably the most significant marker in cardiometabolic health. That’s because it’s a “early warning” signal that things are moving in the wrong direction in your body.

That’s because your cells have to maintain good sensitivity to insulin in order to absorb sugar quickly and effectively out of the bloodstream when you eat. Too much sugar in the blood literally”gums up the works”!

We test Insulin Resistance with the two most accurate and currently researched markers, TyG and TyG-WHtR..both use the preferred triglyceride to glucose index, and both incorporate body composition to provide more useful predictive information. In terms of measuring insulin resistance, research now clearly shows that the traditional HOMA-IR insulin resistance marker is less accurate in predicting risk of diseases like diabetes and metabolic syndrome. HOMA-IR, because it depends on measuring the protein insulin, is also more variable and more expensive.

The CardioMetaboliQ™️ test is the only lab on the market that gives you the Fatty Liver Index, or FLI. This is crucial because fatty liver is often not something you feel until disease has progressed. This is also important because fatty liver tends to worsen other conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Fatty Liver Index is now shown to closely correlate with other conditions, like IBS, diabetes and dementia, showing the crucial connection between the liver and the gut and the brain.

The hemoglobin A1C marker indicates your average blood sugar levels over the past 3-4 months. It is one of the primary indicators (in conjunction with fasting blood glucose) used in screening and diagnosis of pre-diabetes, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

This is a “snapshot” of your blood sugar when in a fasted state. It is another key marker for diabetes diagnosis and monitoring. It is also useful in assessing how well your body is managing sugar overall

Most importantly, having glucose on this panel allows for calculation of specific index ratios, like TyG or Triglyceride-Glucose Index, which is very useful in assessing insulin resistance, cardiovascular risks, and more.

This is an anthropometric insulin resistance marker (TyG-WHtR) that correlates closely with Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes risk. Insulin resistance is one of the most consequential markers measured for cardiometabolic health. And using an insulin resistance index that incorporates body composition (anthropometric) makes the index even more accurate and powerful in risk assessment.

This is an anthropometric marker for one’s likely distribution and amount of body fat. This marker, Waist-to-Height ratio has been proven to be more accurate and useful than the commonly used BMI indicator.