health metrics
Body performance data
Health metrics are quantifiable measures used to assess physical well-being: blood pressure, heart rate, body mass index, cholesterol levels, sleep duration.
The term has expanded with wearable technology, which tracks steps, calories, and activity in real time.
In organizational contexts, health metrics may evaluate system performance: The server's health metrics look normal.
Critics note that obsessing over health metrics can itself become unhealthy.
- body temperatureInternal heat level
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- cholesterol levelsBlood fat measurements
- vaccination coveragePercentage of population immunized
- dietary intakeFood and drink ingested
glucose levels · heart rate · emotional resilience · alcohol consumption · sleep quality · BMI · lab results · infant mortality rates · oxygen saturation · life expectancy · muscle mass · screen time · daily steps · step count · respiratory rate · biometrics · wearable · vitals
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- health standardshygiene standards, sanitation standards, patient safety, infection control, immunization schedules
- regional statisticspopulation data, demographic trends, birth rates, death rates, economic indicators
- self-trackinghabit tracker, journaling, activity tracker, fitness tracker, sleep tracker
- African statisticspopulation data, population figures, GDP figures, birth rates, death rates
- health informaticsEHR, medical imaging, lab results, treatment outcomes, biomarkers
health metricssymptoms
Indicators of disease
diagnoses · clinical signs · illness · pathology · morbidity
health metricsanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
health metricsclinical outcomes
Health effects of treatment
disease progression · mortality · prognosis · survival rates