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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Apr;20(2):67–72. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.08.001

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Mean Standard Deviation Range Normative Data
Age and Body Composition
 Age (years) 13.7 4.5 8.7–20.3
 Height (cm) 151.0 16.7 128.5–173.4
 Height Percentile 49.2 36.4 1.0–95.0
 Weight (kg) 48.4 15.8 25.2–64.5
 Weight Percentile 56.7 31.6 0.0–99.0
 BMI (kg/m2) 20.7 4.1 15.1–27.8
 BMI Percentile 56.7 28.4 2.0–98.0
Glucocorticoid Dose
 mg/kg/day 0.45 0.18 0.24–0.83
 mg/m2 15.01 6.50 7.88–29.36
Glucose Metabolism
 Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) 4.2 0.3 3.8–4.5 <5.5
 2 hour blood glucose (mmol/L) 4.8 1.0 3.4–6.1 <7.8
 Fasting Insulin (pmol/L) 56.4 31.2 31.3–127.8 <70
 HOMAIR 1.40 0.87 0.64–3.26 <2.0
 Hemoglobin A1C (%) 5.1 0.2 4.8–5.4 4–6%
Androgen Status
 17 hydroxyprogesterone (pmol/L) 25883 108724 <60–83025 *
 Androstenedione (pmol/L) 3220 2763 419–7227 *
 Urinary 17-ketosteroids (mmol/day) 13.4 7.9 3.8–27.7 *
 Free testosterone (pmol/L) 7.7 8.4 1.0–24.3 *

BMI = body mass index in kilograms per meters squared; mg/kg/day = milligrams per kilogram per day; mg/m2 = milligrams per body surface area; HOMAIR = homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance

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Normative values vary by age and pubertal stage