Association of Serum Selenium with Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Abstract The association of serum selenium (S-Se) with selected cardiovascular risk factors has been studied in 3404 (1520 men, 1884 women) of 4699 subjects aged 20-73 years, who underwent a comprehensive examination between April 1986 and December 1987 within the framework of the Di.S.Co. Research Project of the National Research Council. Mean S-Se concentrations were 1.163 (SD 0.170) μmol/liter, 1.156 (0.163) μmol/liter, and 1.171 (0.179) μmol/liter in the total group, and female and male subjects, respectively. The difference by sex was statistically significant ( F = 6.97, P = 0.0083). In male subjects S-Se levels were inversely associated to age (simple correlation coefficient, r = −0.2135, P r = −0.0688, P r = −0.0663, P r = −0.0596, P r = −0.0767, P r = 0.1436, P r = 0.0967, P