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Laboratory Code
LAB5102
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SSTII)
Volume: 5.0 mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL serum
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 mins and centrifuge within 2 hrs.
Specimen Stability
| Specimen Type | Serum |
|---|---|
| Ambient | 48 hours |
| Refrigerate | 8 days |
| Frozen | 3 months |
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Days and Times Performed
24 hrs, TAT 1 day
Specimen Condition
| Gross Haemolysis | Alert/Reject |
|---|---|
| Icterus | OK |
| Lipaemia | OK |
| Others | Not applicable |
Reference Interval
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 4 days – < 1 mth | 14 – 120 nmol/L | |
| 1 mth – < 1 yr | 36 – 229 nmol/L | |
| 1 – 7 yrs | 42 – 189 nmol/L | |
| 8 – 10 yrs | 26 – 162 nmol/L | |
| 11 – 12 yrs | 15 – 108 nmol/L | |
| 13 – 14 yrs | 11 – 98 nmol/L | |
| 15 – 16 yrs | – | 10 – 84 nmol/L |
| 15 – 18 yrs | 10 – 50 nmol/L | – |
| 17 – 18 yrs | – | 11 – 155 nmol/L |
| ≥ 19 yrs | 17 – 78 nmol/L | – |
Female:
Tanner Stage I: 21 – 210 nmol/L
Tanner Stage II: 30 – 141 nmol/L
Tanner Stage III: 24 – 102 nmol/L
Tanner Stage IV: 12 – 126 nmol/L
Tanner Stage V: 15 – 93 nmol/L
Premenopausal women: 34 – 148 nmol/L
Postmenopausal women: 26 – 118 nmol/L
Male
Tanner Stage I: 23 – 157 nmol/L
Tanner Stage II: 28 –133 nmol/L
Tanner Stage III: 17 – 160 nmol/L
Tanner Stage IV: 12 – 79 nmol/L
Tanner Stage V: 8 – 49 nmol/L
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Investigation of hirsutism and virilisation in females.
Service Code
31669
LOINC Code Information
13967-5
Alias
Sex Steroid Binding Protein (SBP)
Update
Last updated 12/03/2025