Selenium in Healthy Individuals in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
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Sep 16, 2015
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36-40
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Lourdes Zélia Zanoni
School of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Petr Melnikov
School of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Tassianny Heredia Finotti
Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Development in Midwest Region, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Fernanda Zanoni Cônsolo
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Anderson Fernandes da Silva
Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Development in Midwest Region, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Valter Aragão do Nascimento
School of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Abstract
The aim of the present research was to assess plasma selenium concentrations in healthy individuals, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, as part of the mapping of the Brazilians states. Selenium levels were measured in 342 healthy individuals, using Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The average plasma selenium concentration in this study was 65±20 μg/L (mean±SD; range 21– 144 μg/L), the lowest in comparison to other Brazilian states. The predictor variables, such as gender, ethnicity, blood type or body mass index do not correlate with plasma selenium concentration.
Keywords:
Selenium, plasma concentration, trace elements, micronutrient
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Zanoni, L., Melnikov, P., Finotti, T., Cônsolo, F., da Silva, A., & Nascimento, V. (2015). Selenium in Healthy Individuals in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 6(1), 36-40. https://doi.org/10.9734/EJNFS/2016/20003
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