title: Relationship of serum selenium and antioxidants to plasma lipoproteins, platelet aggregability and prevalent ischaemic heart disease in Eastern Finnish men.
abstract: In a cross-sectional population study of 1132 unselected Eastern Finnish men aged 54 years, serum selenium concentration had a weak positive association with plasma HDL cholesterol (standardised partial regression coefficient, beta = 0.061, P = 0.019) and a fairly strong inverse relationship (beta = -0.223, P less than 0.001) with the extent of ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Neither plasma ascorbate concentration nor alpha-tocopherol to total cholesterol ratio had any association with plasma lipoproteins, platelet aggregability or prevalent ischaemic heart disease (IHD). When a covariance-correction was applied, men with ischaemic ECG findings at exercise had a lower mean serum selenium than others (81.5 micrograms/l vs. 85.9 micrograms/l, P less than 0.01 for difference). This difference was equally large for men with neither symptoms nor previous diagnosis of IHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Salonen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salonen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seppänen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kantola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parviainen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alfthan
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mäenpää
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taskinen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rauramaa
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005387:Finland; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014810:Vitamin E; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D012643:Selenium; D001205:Ascorbic Acid