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 | | | |