Effect of age, sex, and race on selenium status of healthy residents of Augusta, Georgia - PubMed (original) (raw)
Effect of age, sex, and race on selenium status of healthy residents of Augusta, Georgia
P A McAdam et al. Biol Trace Elem Res. 1984 Feb.
Abstract
In this study we determined the possible effects of age, sex, and race on selenium (Se) concentration in plasma and erythrocytes and on glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in erythrocytes. Two hundred six healthy blacks, whites, males, and females ranging in age from 11 to 60 yr were studied. For the entire population, mean±SDM Se concentrations were 0.104±0.021 μg/mL for plasma and 0.158±0.035 μg/mL for erythrocytes. Mean concentration of Se in plasma was higher in white subjects compared to black subjects (P<0.02). This difference was due exclusively to higher values in young adult white males (age, race, sex interaction). Neither plasma nor erythrocyte Se concentration nor erythrocyte GSH-Px activity were otherwise affected by age. In all groups plasma Se was correlated with erythrocyte Se (P<0.001), but not with glutathione peroxidase. Erythrocyte Se also was correlated inversely with years of smoking (P<0.033) and coffee intake (p<0.01). These results have defined the Se status in this healthy population in Augusta, Georgia as below the reported US mean. The factors underlying the age, race, sex interaction and the health significance of the low Se status in this population should be investigated.
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