Which metric is commonly used to assess biometric impact of workplace wellness programs?

• A. Biometric outcomes (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol)
• B. Number of emails sent
• C. Office temperature
• D. Travel distance to work

Answer: (A)

Biometric outcomes are the measure that directly captures changes in health status. These are objective physiological indicators such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and body mass index. They reflect how the body’s risk factors respond to a wellness program, providing concrete evidence of health impact over time. Tracking these values before and after program implementation (and periodically thereafter) helps determine whether the intervention delivers clinically meaningful improvements. Other metrics like the number of emails sent, office temperature, or travel distance to work relate to engagement, environment, or behavior changes, but they don’t quantify physiological health changes, so they don’t measure the biometric impact of the program as directly.