BiometricsReported in lbWeight
Your body weight, entered by you. It is the denominator for many trends, from blood pressure to how medicines are dosed.
What it measures
Weight on this panel is a self-reported number in pounds. There is no laboratory reference interval for it, because a healthy weight depends on height, muscle, age, and body composition. What the panel can do is keep the number next to your labs so you can see them move together.
Why it is on the panel
Unintentional weight loss and gain change the meaning of glucose, cholesterol, thyroid, and kidney results. Recording weight at each draw makes those comparisons honest.
How to read it
Use the same scale, at a similar time of day, in similar clothes. Watch the direction over months. A single pound is noise. A steady drift is information, and it belongs in the same conversation as the blood tests.
When it runs higher
A rising weight can reflect fluid, muscle, or fat. Rapid gain over a few days is more often fluid. Gradual gain is more often energy balance. Thyroid, glucose, and kidney results sometimes travel with it.
When it runs lower
Unplanned loss is the finding to mention to a clinician, especially if appetite, energy, or other labs have changed. Thyroid tests, glucose, and a CBC are already on this panel and are part of that picture.
Same group
Other Biometrics tests
How to use this page
This page explains what the measurement is for. It is educational. Your Healiam report includes the reference interval for your age and sex, and a clinician reads that result with your history, medicines, and the rest of the panel. Talk with a clinician before changing diet, supplements, or treatment because of a number on a report.
Weight
Weight is part of the full panel.
No referral or insurance required.
One preventive draw covers this measurement and the rest of the Healiam panel. CLIA-certified results come back in days.