Association of low plasma selenium concentrations with poor muscle strength in older community-dwelling adults: the InCHIANTI Study - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Association of low plasma selenium concentrations with poor muscle strength in older community-dwelling adults: the InCHIANTI Study

Fulvio Lauretani et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Although selenium plays an important role in muscle function, the relation between circulating selenium and muscle strength in elderly adults has not been characterized.

Objective: The objective was to examine the hypothesis that low plasma selenium is associated with poor muscle strength in older adults.

Design: We measured plasma selenium and hip, grip, and knee strength in a cross-sectional study of 891 men and women aged >or=65 y from the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) Study, a population-based cohort study in Tuscany (Italy). Poor muscle strength was defined as the lowest quartile of hip flexion, grip, and knee extension strength.

Results: Overall, mean (+/-SD) plasma selenium was 0.95 +/- 0.15 mumol/L. After adjustment for age, sex, education, total energy intake, body mass index, and chronic disease, participants in the lowest versus the highest quartile of plasma selenium were at higher risk of poor hip strength [odds ratio (OR): 1.69; 95% CI: 1.02, 2.83; P = 0.04, P for linear trend = 0.04], knee strength (OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.18, 3.19; P = 0.009, P for linear trend = 0.01), and grip strength (OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.19, 3.16; P = 0.008, P for linear trend = 0.08).

Conclusions: Low plasma selenium is independently associated with poor skeletal muscle strength in community-dwelling older adults in Tuscany.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors’ responsibilities were as follows—FL and RDS: helped design the study, analyze the data, and write the manuscript; ALR helped collect and analyze the data; JMG and SB: helped critically review the manuscript; LF: helped design the study, collect and manage the data, and critically review the manuscript. None of the authors had any financial or personal conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1

Mean (±SE) hip, grip, and knee strength by selenium quartiles (n = 891). The values were adjusted by using a regression approach. Age- and sex-adjusted test for linear trend: P = 0.13 for hip strength, P = 0.04 for grip strength, and P = 0.0003 for knee strength.

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Association of low plasma selenium concentrations with poor muscle strength in older community-dwelling adults: the InCHIANTI Study - PubMed (original) (raw)