Rafraf Maryam, Mahdavi Reza, Rashidi Mohamad Reza
Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Nutritional Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Food Nutr Bull. 2008 Jun;29(2):83-6. doi: 10.1177/156482650802900201.
Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health, and selenium deficiency is associated with disease conditions.
The objective of this study was to investigate the serum level of selenium in women of childbearing age and postmenopausal women living in Tabriz, Iran.
In this cross-sectional study, 60 healthy women of childbearing age and 60 healthy postmenopausal women were studied with the use of biochemical methods (measurement of serum selenium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry), anthropometric measurements (weight and height), and interviews.
The average serum selenium was 76.67 +/- 17.98 microg/L (range, 42.00 to 166.61 microg/L). This level was lower than those reported in other provinces of Iran and some other countries. Sixty-nine women (57.5%) had serum selenium concentrations under 80 microg/L. There was no significant difference in selenium level between the two groups of women. Serum selenium level did not vary with age and body mass index.
Some Iranian women are of borderline selenium status and as a consequence are more susceptible to selenium-deficiency diseases. There is a need for community-based programs to encourage people to increase consumption of selenium-rich sources, such as marine foods.
硒对人类健康至关重要，硒缺乏与疾病状况相关。
本研究旨在调查居住在伊朗大不里士的育龄妇女和绝经后妇女的血清硒水平。
在这项横断面研究中，使用生化方法（通过石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测量血清硒）、人体测量（体重和身高）以及访谈对60名健康育龄妇女和60名健康绝经后妇女进行了研究。
血清硒平均水平为76.67±17.98微克/升（范围为42.00至166.61微克/升）。该水平低于伊朗其他省份和其他一些国家报告的水平。69名妇女（57.5%）的血清硒浓度低于80微克/升。两组妇女的硒水平无显著差异。血清硒水平不随年龄和体重指数而变化。
一些伊朗妇女处于硒边缘状态，因此更容易患硒缺乏疾病。需要开展基于社区的项目，鼓励人们增加富含硒的食物来源的消费，如海产品。
