Table 2

Concentrations of sex steroids in infant plasma directly after completed plasma transfusion

Sex steroidAll infants (n=18)Boys (n=7)Girls (n=11)P, all, pre vs postP, boys, pre vs postP, girls, pre vs post
Progesterone (pg/mL)876 (700–1703)990 (724–1728)799 (642–1695)0.349n.t.n.t.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (pg/mL)6474 (2127–12 313)6015 (1746–19 698)6934 (2198–11 499)0.943n.t.n.t.
Androstenedione (pg/mL)1049 (740–1950)1270 (916–1952)1033 (688–1509)0.215n.t.n.t.
Testosterone (pg/mL)3471 (1742–11 456)52 (4.0–70)n.t.0.8660.484
Dihydrotestosterone (pg/mL)266 (157–741)16.0 (12.8–35.6)n.t.1.0000.213
Oestrone (pg/mL)4.6 (0.25–9.5)8.2 (4.3–12.2)2.2 (0.25–5.6)0.650n.t.n.t.
Oestradiol (pg/mL)0.25 (0.25–3.2)0.25 (0.25–0.25)n.t.0.4650.317
  • Concentrations are reported as medians (Q1–Q3). P, Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

  • n.t., not tested.