Table 1.

Biochemical and hormonal results of 21 year old women with SHORT syndrome

Parameter	Value	Reference range
Fat mass (kg)	6.2	10–18.4
Body fat percentage (%)	14.3	21––32.9
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	156	< 200
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	74.0	< 100
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	60.0	> 40
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	99.0	< 150
TSH (µIU/ml)	1.49	0.27–4.2
Free T4 (ng/dl)	1.12	0.93–1.7
Prolactin (ng/ml)	11.2	4.79–23.3
Total testosterone (ng/ml)	0.45	0.084–0.481
SHBG (nmol/l)	34.7	18–144
DHEAS (µg/dl)	147.4	148–407
Calcium (mmol/l)	2.50	2.10–2.55
PTH (pg/ml)	28.31	15–65
Vitamin D (ng/ml)	11.0	> 20
HOMA-IR [5]	7.64	No clear ref. range: 90th percentile usually around 3.46–3.8 [7]
Insulin resistance (Belfiore) Index [6]	1.85	No clear ref. range, values > 1.27 suggested as cut-off [8]