ACTH (pmol/l) | Cortisol (nmol/l) | ||||||||
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0 min | 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | 0 min | 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | ||
Steroid responsive infants | |||||||||
Case 1 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 83 | 91 | 108 | 166 | |
Case 2 | 7.2 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 93 | 189 | 250 | 234 | |
Case 3 | 3.1 | 18.2 | 16.8 | — | 137 | 217 | 211 | — | |
Case 4 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 79 | 134 | 170 | 199 | |
Case 5 | 2.9 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 37 | 98 | 82 | 94 | |
Non-responsive infants | |||||||||
Case 6 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 995 | 1031 | 1101 | 1046 | |
Case 7 | 7.4 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 314 | 355 | 477 | 441 | |
VLBW infants (n=38) | 5.6 (0.5) | 13.6 (1.6) | 12.1 (1.4) | 9.8 (1.3) | 246 (20) | 350 (26) | 471 (27) | 431 (31) |
The bottom row represents results obtained from our concurrent study in which 38 very low birthweight (VLBW) infants were subjected to the hCRH test between day 5 and 7 of life within the same study period. Values are the mean (SEM).