Assessment of a large panel of candidate biomarkers of ageing in the Newcastle 85+ study

► In a large cohort study (n = 852) we evaluate 74 candidate biomarkers of ageing. ► Each candidate was tested for association with 4 health-status measures. ► 10 biomarkers were significantly associated with two or more health-status measures. ► Inflammation/immune risk markers and telomere length did not feature among these.