You don’t need every test on day one. Start with the essentials, then add depth over time. Field names and units below match the Log Biomarker Readings form, so you know which box each result goes in.
Units shown are Australian (SI): ApoB in g/L, Lp(a) in nmol/L, lipids & glucose in mmol/L. The app converts units automatically, so enter results exactly as your lab reports them.
How VitalArc reads your risk: it’s built ApoB-first and prioritises the markers that most strongly drive heart attacks and strokes in the published evidence. In the app, Longevity markers move your projected years; Optimization markers refine your 0–100 score. A short, focused panel already captures most of your risk — measured by your longevity years and your score — so this guide just tells you what to test first.
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App: “Mandatory Fields”
The minimum VitalArc needs to produce your score and projected longevity age.
Cholesterol particles
ApoB (g/L)
Blood sugar control
HbA1c (%)
Blood pressure
Systolic BP (mmHg) · Diastolic BP (mmHg)Measured in clinic, no blood test.
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Recommended baseline — core bloods
Biggest signal, low cost
A short list of high-value blood tests that show what’s driving your risk.
Inherited cholesterol risk once
Lp(a) (nmol/L)Set by your genes — test once in your life.
Cholesterol panel
HDL-C (mmol/L) · Triglycerides (mmol/L)Order the full lipid panel at the lab, but ApoB replaces Total Cholesterol and LDL-C, so you only enter HDL-C and Triglycerides.
Insulin & blood sugar
Fasting Insulin (µIU/mL) · Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)With your HbA1c, these show early insulin resistance.
Inflammation
hs-CRP (mg/L)
Kidney function
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²) · UACR (mg/mmol)UACR is a urine test.
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Recommended baseline — where you stand
Direct, mostly one-time
Two direct measures of your current position — high impact on your projection.
Fitness
VO2max (mL/kg/min)Treadmill/bike test, or a validated estimate.
Existing plaque
CAC Score (Agatston)A low-dose CT heart scan.
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Recommended baseline — free to record
No cost · every visit
No lab, no cost — yet they carry real weight in your score and power your what-if simulation. Enter them at every assessment.
Vitamin D (nmol/L) · Omega-3 index (%) · Ferritin (µg/L) · Fibrinogen (g/L)
Escalation — only if flagged
Your coach will advise
Not routine. Your coach recommends these only when your baseline, symptoms, age or history warrant a closer look — they add precision, not routine cost. If you already have any, entering them sharpens your projection.
Heart muscle strain
hs-troponin (ng/L) · NT-proBNP (pg/mL)
Kidney (closer look)
Cystatin C (mg/L)A more precise kidney-function marker than eGFR alone.
Imaging follow-up
CT coronary angiography (CCTA) Arranged clinically if your calcium scan needs follow-up — not an app field.
History & flags
Tick what applies · free
Quick checkboxes on the form — no test needed. They add important context to your assessment.
Family History of CVDPremature CVD (personal event)Tendon Xanthomata (clinician flag only)Currently on lipid-lowering medicationOn blood-pressure medication
Supplementary — only if you already have them
Recorded if available but not worth ordering specially — they add little to your score: Homocysteine (µmol/L) · Creatine kinase (U/L) · IGF-1 (µg/L) · DHEA-S (µmol/L) · ApoC-III (mg/dL) · SHBG (nmol/L) · LDL-C (mmol/L, replaced by ApoB). Optional lifestyle/hormone refiners in the app: Cortisol (nmol/L), Testosterone (nmol/L), ALP (U/L), Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) — enter if you have them.
How this list is decided
VitalArc’s panel priority comes from an evidence-based methodology that weights each marker by how strongly it is associated with cardiovascular events and longevity in large population studies and the published literature — not by how many tests a lab can sell. Because several markers overlap (they measure the same underlying risk), a focused baseline captures most of the signal, and the extras are optional rather than essential.
The result is a scoring engine designed to help separate higher-risk from lower-risk profiles, and to send anything that needs medical attention to your GP.
