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Serum level of selenium in elderly patients with the age of above 70 years

山口医学 Volume 40 Issue 6 Page 637-640
published_at 1991-12
Title
高齢者(70歳以上)の血清セレニウム値
Serum level of selenium in elderly patients with the age of above 70 years
Creators Tamura Yoichi
Creators Yoshioka Yoshiaki
Creators Hiraoka Hiroshi
Creators Kawano Kazuaki
Creators Furunaga Akihiro
Creators Mori Fumiki
Creators Fujiwara Toshinori
Creators Kimura Takeshi
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A recent increase in number of elderly patients undergoing a variety of gastro-intestinal surgery has been observed. In the management of patients with total parenteral nutrition and /or the relation between canceration and serum selenium, it might be important to clarify patients. Fifty-two patients over 70 years of age in the two sanatoriums were subjected to measure a serum level of selenium with our modified method. As a control, the serum levels in healthy adults less than 60 years were also measured to compare with those in the elderly patients. The mean level of selenium in the elderly patients was significantly lower than that in healthy adults (7.24±1.64 versus 8.42±1.92 μg/dl). This results suggests that serum selenium in elderly patients is low out of a normal range.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 1991-12
File Version Not Applicable (or Unknown)
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[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools 医学部