Table 1.

Circulating adrenal hormone levels for infants treated with dexamethasone for CAH.

Hormone		Normal prepubertal levels*	Infants with CAH	Fold increase
17-OHP	(ng/dL)	40 (3–100)	780 ± 238	20-fold
	(nmol/L)	1.4 (0.09–3)	23.4 ± 7
Androstenedione	(ng/dL)	25 (8–50)	42 ± 10	1.7-fold
	(nmol/L)	1 (0.32–2)	1.4 ± 0.3
Testosterone	(ng/dL)	5 (3–10)	11.5 ± 3	2.2-fold
	(nmol/L)	0.17 (0.1–0.3)	0.4 ± 0.1

 *From Esoterix Laboratory Services, Inc.