10% of participants in the Moscow Checkup program had a biological age exceeding their passport age

MOSCOW, September 24 - RIA Novosti. The biological age of 10% of the participants in the Moscow Checkup program turned out to be five or more years higher than their passport age, Deputy Mayor of the capital for social development Anastasia Rakova told reporters.

She noted that since the launch of the program, about 1.5 million Muscovites have joined it, and 700 thousand have already completed the first stage.

“Based on the results of completing all stages of the Moscow Checkup, every tenth participant’s biological age turned out to be five or more years higher than their passport age,” Rakova said.

The deputy mayor recalled that biological age is an indicator that allows us to assess age-related changes in the body based on a set of health data. The resulting assessment helps determine further prevention steps and offer personalized recommendations to the participant.

Thus, accelerated aging of the body can develop according to several scenarios. The immunoinflammatory type of aging is associated with latent inflammation, which can occur without high fever, gradually damaging tissue. Metabolic - reflects the characteristics of how the body receives energy, processes fats and carbohydrates and removes metabolic products. The oxidative type is associated with the condition of the heart and blood vessels, including the risks of developing atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Another type is sarcopenia and musculoskeletal disorders, which are associated with loss of muscle mass and strength that limits mobility.

"Moscow Checkup" is a health care program that combines clinical examination, the federal program for healthy longevity and an expanded Moscow package of examinations into a single personalized prevention route.

The check-in process begins in the "EMIAS.INFO" mobile application. The user fills out a questionnaire about well-being and lifestyle, and, if necessary, additional questionnaires. He can also enter the results of functional tests, data on body composition from smart scales or bioimpedance measurement devices at accessible city locations.

Then the system compares this information with information from the electronic medical record, takes into account previously completed studies and automatically generates an individual list of tests and examinations. You can sign up for them online in the mobile application "EMIAS.INFO", and go through them at the city clinic.