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Recommended female reference ranges.
| Percentile approach | Female (n = 120) | Male (n = 62)a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM (%) | PM (%) | AM (%) | PM (%) | |||||
| 2.5 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 97.5 | |
| Cortisone (ng/mL) | 12.0 | 39.4 | 5.0 | 26.5 | 14.6b | 34.6b | 4.3b | 31.8b |
| Cortisol (µg/dL) | 6.5 | 34.9 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 21.0 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| Corticosterone (ng/mL) | 0.61 | 12.70 | 0.17 | 2.90 | 0.77b | 10.20b | 0.10b | 3.34b |
| 11-DOC (ng/dL) | 13.3 | 264.9 | 0.7 | 110.0 | 11.0 | 232.1 | 0.0 | 79.8 |
| Androstenedione (ng/dL) | 30.8 | 298.4 | 22.4 | 202.0 | 46.0 | 148.2 | 26.0 | 97.0 |
| Testosterone (ng/dL) | 9.0 | 84.8 | 8.2 | 69.0 | 227.0 | 903.4 | 82.0 | 790.0 |
| 17-OHP (ng/dL) | 6.8 | 216.4 | 0.0 | 196.0 | 18.0 | 164.0 | 5.0 | 131.0 |
| Progesterone (ng/mL) | 0.0 | 14.31 | 0.0 | 15.50 | 0.0 | 0.38 | 0.0 | 0.30 |
| DHEA (ng/dL) | 59.4 | 1185.0 | 35.0 | 574.0 | 51.5 | 1080.0 | 30.8 | 414.0 |
aProposed male reference ranges; bcombined male and female data (n = 182).