Trends in selenium status of South Australians

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dc.contributor.authorLyons, G.
dc.contributor.authorJudson, G.
dc.contributor.authorStangoulis, J.
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, L.
dc.contributor.authorJones, J.
dc.contributor.authorGraham, R.
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThe document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess trends in selenium status in South Australians from 1977 to 2002. Design: Six cross-sectional surveys. Participants: 117 participants in 1977, 30 in 1979, 96 and 103 (separate surveys) in 1987, 200 in 1988, and 288 volunteer blood donors in 2002. A total of 834 healthy Australian adults (mean age, 42 years [range, 17–71 years]; 445 were male). Main outcome measures: Plasma and whole blood selenium concentrations. Results: The 2002 survey yielded a mean plasma selenium concentration of 103 μg/L (SE, 0.65), which reached the estimated nutritional adequacy level of 100 μg/L plasma selenium. Mean whole blood selenium declined 20% from the 1977 and 1979 surveys (mean whole blood selenium concentration, 153 μg/L) to the 1987, 1988 and 2002 surveys (mean whole blood selenium concentration, 122 μg/L). Plasma selenium was higher in men (P = 0.01), and increased with age in both men and women (P = 0.008). Conclusions: In healthy South Australian adults sampled from 1977 to 2002, whole blood and plasma selenium concentrations were above those reported for most other countries and in most previous Australian studies, notwithstanding an apparent decline in selenium status from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGraham H Lyons, Geoffrey J Judson, James C R Stangoulis, Lyndon T Palmer, Janine A Jones and Robin D Graham
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia, 2004; 180(8):383-386
dc.identifier.doi10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05990.x
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.issn1326-5377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/188
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralasian Med Publ Co Ltd
dc.source.urihttp://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/180_08_190404/lyo10276_fm.html
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectDeficiency Diseases
dc.subjectSelenium
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectForecasting
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectOutcome Assessment, Health Care
dc.titleTrends in selenium status of South Australians
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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