Biomarkers: what your blood and body reveal
Biomarkers are measurable signals from your body. Many conditions develop for years without symptoms — sometimes called silent killers — and biomarkers are how we catch them early.
Cardiovascular markers
Lipids and blood pressure tell us how much strain your arteries are under. Most people who develop cardiovascular disease had elevated readings for years without knowing.
- •LDL cholesterol — the main driver of plaque build-up
- •HDL and triglycerides — protective vs. risk lipids
- •Home-averaged blood pressure
Metabolic markers
Glucose and HbA1c reveal how your body is handling sugar. Early signals appear long before a diabetes diagnosis.
- •Fasting glucose — a single morning snapshot
- •HbA1c — your 3-month average
- •Body composition — waist and waist-to-height ratio
Kidney marker
Kidney damage is the most under-screened risks.
- •ACR — early kidney damage from a single urine sample
Wearable markers
Where an Oura Ring is worn, the finger-prick panel is complemented by physiological signals measured continuously, night after night.
- •Resting heart rate — a broad marker of cardiovascular load
- •Heart-rate variability — how well your nervous system recovers
- •Overnight temperature and respiratory rate trends
- •Readiness score — Oura's own daily recovery scale, shown for context and never used for clinical staging
Where to go deeper
Detailed reference ranges, staging tables and the full biomarker catalogue are available in the platform.
Educational content only. Individual results are reviewed by a physician and routed to your own GP when criteria are met.