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http://dx.doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2010.43.2.114

Iron Status According to Serum Selenium Concentration and Physique in Young Female Adults  

Lee, Ok-Hee (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Yongin University)
Chung, Yong-Sam (Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Moon, Jong-Wha (Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nutrition and Health / v.43, no.2, 2010 , pp. 114-122 More about this Journal
Abstract
Se and Fe are trace minerals acting as antioxidant scavenging free radicals. Iron deficiency is the most frequently reported nutritional deficiency in females. Body iron status are known to be dependent not only upon dietary iron intake, but also upon micro-mineral nutrition and obesity. Antioxidants such as selenium are reported to play an important role on the regulation of erythropoiesis by protecting RBC membrane from antioxidative damage. In this study, iron status in young females and its relationships with selenium status and physique were examined. Serum selenium and iron concentrations were measured by HANARO research reactor using neutron activation analysis method (NAA-method). The proportion with iron deficiency and anemia were 27.1% and 8.6%, respectively in young females, but the proportion with iron deficient anemia was 1.4%. The mean serum selenium level was $12.0\;{\mu}g/dL$ and in normal range in the young women. The study participants were tertiled according to BMI and serum selenium levels. Serum ferritin and iron levels inclined with increasing BMI tertiles. Serum iron and RBC count were higher in middle selenium group than low selenium group. Individuals had significantly lower hematocrit level in the lowest tertile for their serum selenium levels compared with the highest tertile. The serum ferritin level was predicted 25% by BMI and RBC count 26.2% by the serum selenium level and body fat%. In conclusion, this study shows that body iron status in young adult females are influenced by obesity and body selenium status.
Keywords
iron; obesity; physique; serum selenium; iron status;
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