Blood test explanation - Other hormones

Other hormones

Further information: Hormones

Test	Patient type	Lower limit	Upper limit	Unit
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)		4.4[95]	18,[96] 22[95]	pmol/L
		20[7]	80,[97] 100[7]	pg/mL
Cortisol	09:00 am	140[98]	700[98]	nmol/L
		5[99]	25[99]	μg/dL
	Midnight	80[98]	350[98]	nmol/L
		2.9[99]	13[99]	μg/dL
Growth hormone (fasting)		0	5[6]	ng/mL
Growth hormone (arginine stimulation)		7[6]	n/a	ng/mL
IGF-1 -more detailed ranges in IGF-1 article	Female, 20 yrs	110[100]	420[100]	ng/mL
	Female, 75 yrs	55[100]	220[100]
	Male, 20 yrs	160[100]	390[100]
	Male, 75 yrs	48[100]	200[100]
Prolactin -more detailed ranges in Prolactin article	Female	71,[101] 105[101]	348,[101] 548[101]	mIU/L
		3.4,[101] 3.9[101]	16.4,[101] 20.3[101]	µg/L
	Male	58,[101] 89[101]	277,[101] 365[101]	mIU/L
		2.7,[101] 3.3[101]	13.0,[101] 13.5[101]	µg/L
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)		10,[102] 17[103]	65,[102] 70[103]	pg/mL
		1.1,[3] 1.8[104]	6.9,[3] 7.5[104]	pmol/L
25-hydroxycholecalciferol (a vitamin D) -Standard reference range		8,[15][105] 9[105]	40,[105] 80[15]	ng/mL
		20,[106] 23[107]	95,[107] 150[106]	nmol/L
25-hydroxycholecalciferol -Therapeutic target range		30,[108] 40[109]	65,[109] 100[108]	ng/mL
		85,[56] 100[109]	120,[56] 160[109]	nmol/L
Plasma renin activity		0.29[110], 1.9[111]	3.7[110][111]	ng/(mL*hour)
		3.3[112], 21[113]	41[112][113]	mcU/mL
Aldosterone -more detailed ranges in Aldosterone article	Adult		19,[112] 34.0[112]	ng/dL
			530[114], 940[114]	pmol/L
Aldosterone-to-renin ratio -more detailed ranges in Aldosterone/renin ratio article	Adult		13.1,[115] 35.0[115]	ng/dl per ng/(mL·h)
			360,[115] 970[115]	pmol/liter per µg/(L·h)