Testing by age / 03 Healthy Aging
Screening stays on schedule, and decisions like PSA are made with your doctor, not by default. More tests are not automatically better at 50+; what matters is whether a result would change your care.
Usually in a 50+ plan
Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Non-HDL Cholesterol, Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio. Checked when due and to monitor treatment. In later life, how often depends on your health, your goals and whether the result would change your care.
Worth measuring once as an adult if it has never been checked. It is largely inherited and stays fairly stable, so it does not need repeating every year.
Checked when due under American Diabetes Association guidance, tailored to your overall health and goals. Usually an A1c or a fasting glucose; people with diabetes follow a separate monitoring plan.
If you have a prostate: a shared decision, never automatic. Urology guidance supports discussion and testing at 50–69; the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends an individual decision at 55–69 and against routine screening at 70 and older.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends adults 18 and older be screened at least once.
The CDC recommends adults 18 and older be screened at least once.
The CDC recommends testing at least once between ages 13 and 64, and again with ongoing risk.
Every test at 50+