Table 1 Biochemical and hormonal results of 21 year old women with SHORT syndrome
From: Metformin paradoxically worsens insulin resistance in 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] |