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. 2018 Mar 23;62(2):236–263. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000032

Table 2. Prolactin levels (ng/mL) according to the etiology of the hyperprolactinemia in the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Hyperprolactinemia.

Etiology N (%) Mean PRL (range) (ng/mL)
Macroprolactinomas 250 (20.2) 1422.9 ± 3134.7 (108-21,200)
Microprolactinomas 444 (36) 165.6 ± 255.1 (32-525)
Idiopathic 45 (3.6) 163.9 ± 81.8 (46-328)
Macroprolactinemia 115 (9.3) 119.5 ± 112.9 (32.5-404)
Drug-induced 180 (14.6) 105.1 ± 73.2 (28-380)
Acromegaly 40 (3.2) 99.3 ± 57.4 (28-275)
NFPA 82 (6.6) 80.9 ± 54.5 (28-490)
Primary hypothyroidism 78 (6.3) 74.6 ± 42.4 (30-253)

NFPA: Non-functioning pituitary adenomas. Adapted from Ref. 34.