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  • Title: Selenium in malnourished Sudanese children: status and interaction with clinical features.
    Author: Salih MA, Mohamed EF, Galgan V, Jones B, Hellsing K, Bani IA, Alasha E.
    Journal: Ann Nutr Metab; 1994; 38(2):68-74. PubMed ID: 8067687.
    Abstract:
    Plasma selenium (Se), haemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) were measured in 53 malnourished Sudanese children, age 6-36 months, and 11 children who had tuberculosis. Twelve healthy well-nourished children served as controls. The mean (+/- SD) plasma Se (mg/kg) was 0.05 (0.036), 0.070 (0.040), 0.063 (0.015), 0.73 (0.012), 0.082 (0.014) in children with kwashiorkor/marasmic kwashiorkor (oedematous group), marasmus, tuberculosis and healthy controls. The mean Se level in the various groups showed a significant difference (p < 0.002). Whereas the oedematous group differed significantly from the rest, there was no difference between the means of the marasmic, underweight, tuberculosis patients and controls. The mean plasma albumin (+/- SD) in oedematous group was 19.6 (6.6) g/l and ranged between 22.6 (5.0) and 33.1 (3.0) in the other groups. A significant positive correlation was found between plasma Se level, albumin, Hb and PCV (respectively, r = 0.46, p < 0.0001; r = 0.37, p < 0.001; r = 0.36, p < 0.002).
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