Reference Range
Adults (Alinity immunoassay):
Female: <1.9 nmol/L
Male aged 18-49 years: 8.3 - 30.2 nmol/L
Male aged >50 years: 7.7 - 24.8 nmol/L
Adults (mass spectrometry):
Female: <1.9 nmol/L
Male: 7.0-27.0 nmol/L
Paediatrics:
Group
|
Testosterone (nmol/L)
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Neonates
|
Not reported (can be elevated during year 1)
|
Female Tanner 1
|
<0.6
|
Male Tanner 1
|
<0.7
|
Reference for mass spectrometry reference ranges:
- Kushnir et al (2010). Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Assay for Androstenedione, Dehydroepiandrosterone, and Testosterone with Pediatric and Adult Reference Intervals. Clinical Chemistry 2010:56;1138–77.