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Population status of selenium in Colombia and associated factors: a cross-sectional study
Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea1, Beatriz Bastidas2, María V Pinzón3
1Metabolic Diseases Study Group, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia.
Objectives:
This study aims to investigate the population status of selenium in Colombia and other associated factors.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study, in population of urban or rural origin (n=412). Main outcome measures were: median serum selenium, thyrotropin, the prevalence of and positivity of anti-thyroid peroxidase, anti-thyroglobulin, and anti-TSH receptor.
Results:
This study found that 96.6% of the subjects had normal selenium levels, and no significant associations were found between the population median of selenium and overweight/obesity, sociodemographic variables, age, goiter, and thyroid antibody positivity.
Conclusions:
In Colombia, the population status of selenium is normal, and the geological characteristics may contribute to the state of selenium in this population. However, additional studies are required to evaluate the content of selenium in plants and other foods.
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