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Table 2 Laboratory findings for male youth

From: Eating disorders in biological males: clinical presentation and consideration of sex differences in a pediatric sample

 

Measure of Central Tendencya, Sample size

Range

% Out of Range (reference range)

Metabolic panel

 Sodium (mmol/L)

141 (IQR = 3), 59

135–146

1.7% (135–145)

 Potassium (mmol/L)

4.3 (SD = 0.42), 59

3.4–5.2

5.1% (3.5–5.0)

 Chloride (mmol/L)

102 (IQR = 3), 50

95–111

4.0% (95–107)

 Magnesium (mmol/L)

0.86 (SD = 0.08), 55

0.65–1.05

9.1% (0.74–0.99)

 Phosphate (mmol/L)

1.37 (SD = 0.26), 56

0.22–1.95

23.2% (0.87–1.52)

Transaminases

 Aspartate aminotransferase (AST; U/L)

31 (IQR = 14), 44

15–112

25.0% (10–40)

 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT; U/L)

27.5 (IQR = 23.75), 46

0–241

32.6% (10–45)

Cholesterol Panel

 Cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.65 (SD = 0.89), 24

1.3–5.2

16.7% (2.6–5.2)

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.70 (IQR = 0.72), 23

0.24–2.12

26.1% (0.4–1.5)

Hormones

 Testosterone (nmol/L)

6.1 (IQR = 14)b, 30

0.4–30.1b

13.3% (< 0.6)

  1. aMean (Standard Deviation) is reported for variables that were normally distributed. Median (Interquartile Range) is reported for variables with a non-normal distribution
  2. b3 males had undetectable testosterone levels. The values presented are for those for whom hormone levels could be recorded by the laboratory (n = 27); however, the column for the percentage of participants for whom the values were out of range included those who had undetectable testosterone levels