TABLE 2.

Baseline hormonal levels according to reproductive function.

	EUM (n = 16)	FHA (n = 14)	p-value
ACTH (μg/L)	18.7 ± 9.9	21.9 ± 7.8	0.35
Cortisol (nmol/L)	342 ± 119	375 ± 69	0.38
GH (μg/L)	0.71 ± 0.32	2.2 ± 3.7	0.15
IGF-1 (μg/L)	231 ± 51	219 ± 58	0.55
IGFBP-3 (μg/L)	5.4 ± 0.6	5.4 ± 1.6	0.95
Insulin (pmol/L)	107 ± 38	118 ± 68	0.60
Glucose (nmol/L)	4.8 ± 0.7	4.3 ± 0.9	0.60
Prolactin (μg/L)	231 ± 90	145 ± 28	<0.01
BDNF (μg/L)	113.7 ± 90.1	82.5 ± 64.3	0.30

Data shown as mean ± SD. ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; cortisol, GH, growth hormone; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1; IGFBP3, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 in athletes with EUM, eumenorrhea; FHA, functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.