---
license: mit
library_name: pyaging
tags:
- pyaging
- aging-clock
- biology
- dna-methylation
---

# compil6

Thirty-five-CpG whole-blood proxy score for persistent IL-6-related inflammatory burden, fitted against covariate-adjusted normalized plasma IL-6.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Predicts** | interleukin-6 |
| **Species** | Homo sapiens |
| **Tissue** | whole blood |
| **Data type** | DNA methylation |
| **Model type** | elastic net regression |
| **Year** | 2021 |

## Use with pyaging

```python
import pyaging as pya

pya.pred.predict_age(adata, ["compil6"])
```

Browse every clock in the [pyaging Clock Catalogue](https://pyaging.readthedocs.io).

## Citation

Stevenson, A. J., et al. “Creating and Validating a DNA Methylation-Based Proxy for Interleukin-6.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 76(12): 2284–2292 (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab046