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Table 3 Hormone level comparisons between VLBW and control group. Results presented as medians (interquartile range)

From: Women born with very low birth weight have similar menstrual cycle pattern, pregnancy rates and hormone profiles compared with women born at term

Hormone

Reference interval

VLBW (n = 9)

Controls (n = 7)

p-value

LH (IE/L)

1.0–96

3.9 (4.3)

4.0 (13.2)

0.739

FSH (IE/L)

1.7–22

4.2 (4.1)

3.4 (3.2)

0.183

Testosterone (nmol/L)

< 1.8

0.7 (0.9)

0.8 (1.0)

0.827

SHBG (nmol/L)

19–145

67.0 (44.0)

88.0 (94.5)

0.219

Testosterone/SHBG ratio

< 0.07

0.01 (0.02)

0.01 (0.01)

0.974

Estradiol (pmol/L)

90–1160

260.0 (459.8)

380.0 (927.0)

0.377

AMH (μg/L)

0.7–6

2.4 (2.9)

2.4 (4.4)

0.826

TSH (mIE/L)

0.4–4

1.6 (1.2)

1.2 (1.1)

0.148

T3 (pmol/L)

3.5–6

4.9 (0.8)

4.9 (0.4)

0.741

T4 (pmol/L)

0.11–22

15.4 (2.2)

15.1 (2.9)

0.269