Global Metabolic Testing Insights 2025, Forecast To 2034
26 Mar, 2025
What Has Been the Progress and Growth of the Metabolic Testing Market in Recent Years?
The metabolic testing market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• Recent years have seen a robust growth in the metabolic testing market size. The projections show an increase from $0.59 billion in 2024 to $0.64 billion in 2025, amounting to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9%.
Factors contributing to the growth during the historic period include an increase in health-conscious individuals, heightened awareness about health and wellness, enhancements in healthcare infrastructure, a rise in bariatic surgery procedures, and the expansion of corporate wellness programs.
What Can Be Expected from the Metabolic Testing Market Size?
The metabolic testing market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• It is projected that the metabolic testing market will experience robust growth in the coming years, ballooning to a size of $0.86 billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 7.6%.
Factors propelling this predicted growth include emphasis on preventive healthcare, growing popularity of fitness and wellness applications, government endeavors supporting metabolic health, proliferation of wearable health technologies, and escalating obesity rates. Latter-day trends in the forecast include incorporation of AI in metabolic testing, surge in devices for home-based testing, portability of metabolic analyzers, advanced indirect calorimetry devices, and IoT-powering metabolic testing platforms.
What Are the Critical Driver Fuelling The Metabolic Testing Market's Growth?
The metabolic testing market is projected to grow due to the escalating prevalence of chronic diseases. Chronic ailments are typically prolonged conditions, persisting for a year or more, requiring consistent medical care, or inhibiting daily routine activities. Unhealthy lifestyles, poor diet, and an aging populace contribute to the prevalence of these diseases. Metabolic testing is vital in managing chronic illnesses by offering critical information about an individual's metabolic health. It facilitates early detection of diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular problems, and metabolic syndrome, aiding in the customization of treatment strategies and enhancing overall disease management. For example, in September 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Switzerland-based international organization, reported that chronic diseases were responsible for 74% of all deaths worldwide, amounting to 41 million deaths. This includes 17.9 million deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, 9.3 million from cancer, 4.1 million from chronic respiratory diseases, and 2.0 million from diabetes. As such, the escalating prevalence of chronic diseases is anticipated to fuel progress in the metabolic testing market.
How Is The Metabolic Testing Market segmented?
The metabolic testing market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Equipment Type: Body Composition Analyzers, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Systems, Electrocardiogram Systems (ECG) Systems, Metabolic Carts, Other Equipment Types
2) By Technology: VO2 Max Analysis, RMR Analysis, Body Composition Analysis
3) By Application: Critical Care, Lifestyle Diseases, Other Applications
4) By End User: Hospitals And Clinics, Sports Training Centers, Other End Users
Subsegments:
1) By Body Composition Analyzers: Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP)
2) By Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Systems: Treadmill Or Cycle Ergometer-based CPET, Oxygen Consumption Measurement Systems, Gas Exchange Measurement Systems
3) By Electrocardiogram (ECG) Systems: Resting ECG Systems, Stress ECG Systems, Holter Monitors
4) By Metabolic Carts: Indirect Calorimetry Metabolic Carts, Open-Circuit Spirometry Metabolic Carts
5) By Other Equipment Types: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems, Lactate Testing Devices, Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices
What Trends Are Reshaping The Future Of The Metabolic Testing Market?
Major firms in the metabolic testing sector are concentrating their efforts on producing cutting-edge testing instruments like metabolic analyzers. These tools enhance real-time metabolic evaluation and boost the accuracy of research. Metabolic analyzers are medical devices used to check a person's metabolic rate as well as various metabolic operations. It examines how effectively the body uses oxygen and transforms food into energy, delivering information on calorie expenditure, fuel use (carbohydrates versus fats), and respiratory proficiency. For example, in September 2024, PHC Corporation, a company based in Japan that delivers healthcare solutions, unveiled LiCellMo, a live cell metabolic analyzer. This device is specifically designed for real-time display of cellular metabolism in cell and gene therapy research. The LiCellMo live cell metabolic analyzer has unique capabilities including real-time, continuous, and non-invasive tracking of glucose and lactate concentration in cell cultures. This allows a comprehensive study of cellular metabolism without disturbing the experiment and helps researchers to observe metabolic changes in the cell cultures, thereby providing a holistic view of cell activity.
Who Are the Key Players In The Metabolic Testing Market?
Major companies operating in the metabolic testing market are:
• Becton
• Dickinson and Company
• Lumen Technologies Inc.
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp)
• Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
• Agilent TechnologiesInc.
• Vyaire Medical Inc.
• Microlife Medical Home Solutions Inc.
• Centogene N.V.
• MGC Diagnostics Corporation
• Geratherm Medical AG
• Actofit Wearables
• COSMED Srl
• Levels Health Inc
• Lilac Insights Pvt Ltd
• CapitalBio Technology Co Ltd.
• Cortex Biophysik GmbH
• KORR Medical Technologies Inc.
• AEI Technologies Inc.
• iWorx Systems Inc.
• myLAB Box Inc.
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Metabolic Testing Market?
North America was the dominant region in the metabolic testing market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the exponential growth region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the metabolic testing market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.