Table 1: Results of endocrinological tests at the age of 7, 10 and 21years.
GH: growth hormone; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; PRL: prolactin; LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; IGF: insulin-like growth factor; T3: triiodothyronine; T4: thyroxine; TRH: thyrotropin releasing hormone; GnRH: gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
7 years 10 years 21 years Reference
Unit Stimulus Basal Peak Peak Time Basal Peak Basal Peak Basal Peak
GH ng/mL Arginine 1.4 1.9 0.8 1.5 >6
TSH μIU/mL TRH 1.72 20.53 90 minutes 10-35
PRL ng/mL TRH 26 39 1.7-15.4 increase 2 times
LH mIU/mL GnRH <0.1 0.7
FSH mIU/mL GnRH <0.1 0.2
GH ng/mL Insulin 2.0 1.9 >6
ACTH pg/mL Insulin 36 44 21 23 9.8-27.3 28-130.5
Cortisol μg/dL Insulin 11.84 12.53 2.4 3.0 >19.8
IGF-1 ng/mL 52 39.6 86.3 32-215
TSH μIU/mL 1.72 0.64 <0.03 1.89-5.10
T3 ng/mL 0.81 0.93 0.72 0.75-1.08
T4 μg/dL 3.91 5.13 9.1 5-12
Testosterone ng/mL 0.1 <0.1 3.39