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. 2022 Aug 11;10:961660. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.961660

TABLE 3.

Recovery for each steroid hormone.

Steroid hormones Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Spiked amount (ng/ml) Mean detected (ng/ml) Mean recovery (%) Spiked amount (ng/ml) Mean detected (ng/ml) Mean recovery (%) Spiked amount (ng/ml) Mean detected (ng/ml) Mean recovery (%)
Aldosterone 0.50 0.48 96.2 2.00 2.09 104.7 8.00 8.36 104.7
18OH corticosterone 0.50 0.50 108.9 5.00 4.70 94.4 20.00 20.20 101.1
Cortisone 1.50 1.40 92.3 30.00 29.60 98.7 150.00 151.90 101.3
Cortisol 7.50 7.48 99.8 30.00 32.13 107.1 120.00 131.81 109.8
21-Deoxycortisol 0.50 0.47 94.0 2.00 2.02 101.2 8.00 8.20 102.5
Corticosterone 0.50 0.47 94.3 2.00 1.95 97.5 8.00 7.63 95.4
11-Deoxycortisol 0.50 0.48 96.5 2.00 2.10 104.8 8.00 8.39 104.8
Androstenedione 0.50 0.54 108.9 2.00 2.18 109.2 8.00 7.64 95.6
11-Deoxycorticosterone 0.50 0.49 97.0 2.00 2.18 109.0 8.00 7.86 98.3
Testosterone 0.50 0.47 93.2 2.00 1.95 97.5 8.00 7.74 96.8
Androstenediol 5.00 5.40 108.9 30.00 28.90 96.3 100.00 106.20 106.2
DHEA 200.00 216.90 108.5 800.00 851.40 106.4 3,200.00 3,168.73 99.0
17α-OHP 0.50 0.46 91.7 2.00 2.01 100.4 8.00 7.89 98.6
17OH-pregnenolone 1.50 1.60 106.7 15.00 14.40 96.2 150.00 142.20 94.9
Dihydrotestosterone 0.50 0.48 96.2 2.00 1.99 99.8 8.00 7.85 98.1
Progesterone 2.50 2.35 94.1 10.00 10.16 101.6 40.00 40.51 101.3
Pregnenolone 7.50 7.49 99.8 30.00 27.82 92.8 120.00 115.73 96.5