Research Article

Prevalence of Nonclassic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Turkish Children Presenting with Premature Pubarche, Hirsutism, or Oligomenorrhoea

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of study subjects.

Subjects without NCAHSubjects with NCAH value

Age (year)8,80 (7,30–14,60)7,80 (6,80–13,30)
Gender (female/male)113/49/00,741
BMI SDS 0,572
Height SDS 0,685
Bone Age SDS 0,002
Ferriman Gallway Score 0,594
T.Testosterone (ng/dL)16,50 (0,69–38,37)7,05 (0,79–20)0,752
Cortisol0 ( g/dL) 0,740
Cortisol1 hour ( g/dL) 0,055
17-OHP0 (ng/mL)1,20 (0,90–2)3,90 (2,15–9,50)<0,001
17-OHP1 hour (ng/mL)3,10 (2,25–4,40)21,60 (9,80–34,05)<0,001
DHEA-S0 ( g/dL)103 (53,50–181,50)128 (128–331,50)0,619
DHEA-S1 hour (µg/dL)102 (53,70–188,50)130 (50,50–312,50)0,622

Data are expressed as the means ± standard deviations or medians (Q1–Q3) as appropriate. NCAH: nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia; BMI-SDS: body mass index standard deviation score; 17-OHP: 17-hydroxyprogesterone; DHEA-S: dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate.