Relationship between Serum Selenium Concentration and Atherogenic Index in Japanese Adults

Abstract

DEGUCHI, Y. and OGATA, A. Relationship between Serum Selenium Concentration and Atherogenic Index in Japanese Adults. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1991, 165 (4), 247-251-In mass health screening of the inhabitants of a coastal district in Fukui Prefecture, venous blood samples were collected from 304 men (aged 22-87 years) and 223 women (aged 23-84 years). We examined whether serum selenium concentration was related to atherogenic index [=(total serum cholesterol-high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol)/high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol] by multiple regression analysis with age, body mass index, and smoking and drinking habits as independent variables. Atherogenic index was a significant increasing factor of serum selenium concentration in the entire male subjects and the female subjects aged above 60 years.