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DHEA by age and sex

How the usual range for DHEA changes with age, as labs print it.

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The usual range at every age

The reference range labs print, for each age group. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through the age groups. Every range is also in the table below.

Usual range of DHEA by age, in ng/dL
WhoUsual range
under 60–67 ng/dL
6–70–110 ng/dL
8–100–185 ng/dL
11–120–201 ng/dL
13–140–318 ng/dL
15–1639–481 ng/dL
17–1940–491 ng/dL
20–5031–701 ng/dL
51+21–402 ng/dL

Sources: Labcorp, Labcorp (Endocrine Sciences), Quest Diagnostics, ARUP Laboratories, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Endotext (NCBI Bookshelf), Frontiers in Psychiatry