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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 Apr 21;186:172–178.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.03.050

Table 5.

online. Distribution of Reproductive and Somatic Hormone Concentrations by Sex

Hormone Min 5th percentile 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile 95th percentile Max
Girls (n=131)
Estradiol (pg/ml) 4.2 9.8 16.5 23.0 43.1 95.7 483
Testosterone (ng/dl) <2 <2 13.4 19.8 29.6 47.7 73.6
Inhibin B (pg/ml) <10 <10 11.8 22.4 47.9 105 283
SHBG (nmol/L) 12.6 22.7 39.2 64.0 92.7 151 172
DHEA-S (μg/dl) <15 <15 23.2 42.6 74.0 150 214
IGF-1 (ng/ml) 102 141 198 250 359 468 606
C-peptide (ng/ml) 0.39 0.66 1.00 1.60 2.20 4.10 10.1
Leptin (ng/ml) 2.4 3.6 6.3 10.7 18.5 34.3 62.2
Boys (n=117)
Estradiol (pg/ml) <3.8 9.1 13.3 16.7 20.1 32.8 83.5
Testosterone (ng/dl) <2 <2 11.1 21.3 59.8 442 720
Inhibin B (pg/ml) 20.9 40.4 64.9 103 177 251 353
SHBG (nmol/L) 18.0 24.9 48.3 76.3 105 163 224
DHEA-S (μg/dl) <15 <15 32.6 51.0 90.6 183 326
IGF-1 (ng/ml) 92.9 124 166 206 268 453 568
C-peptide (ng/ml) 0.46 0.67 0.96 1.30 1.80 4.30 7.70
Leptin (ng/ml) 1.4 2.2 3.6 6.5 10.7 21.8 34.2

Abbreviations: SHBG, sex hormone-binding globulin; DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1.