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Table 3 Study group baseline pubertal hormone levels. Observed range for each study group is shown, as is 5th–95th percentile reference range of healthy prepubertal volunteers [20].

From: LH Dynamics in Overweight Girls with Premature Adrenarche and Slowly Progressive Sexual Precocity

GROUP

LH (IU/L)

FSH (IU/L)

E2 (pg/mL)

Total T (ng/dL)

Free T (pg/mL)

SHBG (nM)

A'dione (ng/dL)

17OHP (ng/dL)

PROG (ng/dL)

DHEAS (g/dL)

PA

          

Mean

0.15

1.7

6.4

15.6

3.7

23

42.0

35.9

25.0

67

SEM

0.00

0.2

0.4

2.5

0.6

6.1

7.9

5.4

0.0

12

Range

0.15

0.9–2.8

5.0–8.0

10–26

2.0–6.0

8–54

25–80

25–64

25

28–103

SPPOPA

          

Mean

0.15

1.6

9.6

16.2

4.8

17

45.2

26.2

25.3

62

SEM

0.00

0.5

2.5

2.5

1.2

3.9

3.9

1.2

0.3

10

Range

0.15

0.9–2.9

5.0–19

10–21

2.0–8.0

2–23

36–59

25–31

25–26

35–87

OW-PUB

          

Mean

2.1

3.7

24.8

27.4

6.6

24

74.1

48.4

25.4

40

SEM

0.71

0.8

6.5

4.5

1.1

3.2

15.2

8.8

0.4

7.4

Range

0.15–5.8

0.5–6.2

5.0–53

14–47

4–10

9–40

29–149

25–91

25–28

11–72

Prepubertal

          

Reference Range

0.15

0.4–2.4

5.0–8.0

10

2.0

16–58

25–43

25–52

25

5–42

  1. -values versus OW-PUB: .
  2. E2 (estradiol); T (testosterone); SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin); A'dione (androstenedione); 17OHP (17-hydroxyprogesterone); PROG (progesterone); DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate).
  3. Conversions to SI units: E2  3.61  pmol/L; Testosterone  0.0347  nmol/L; Free testosterone  3.47  pmol/L; A'dione  0.0349  nmol/L; 17OHP  0.0303  nmol/L; PROG  0.318  nmol/L; DHEAS  0.0271  mol/L.