Selenium concentration (ng/ml, mean (SD)) | 52.1 (19.0) | 64.4 (17.0) | 0.03 | | 61.1 (17.9) | 62.1 (16.8) | 68.9 (20.1) | 0.2 |
Plasma GSH-Px (U/l, mean (SD)) | 685 (185) | 687 (217) | 0.9 | | 577 (221) | 713 (166) | 739 (274) | 0.06 |
Erythrocyte GSH-Px (U/g Hb, mean (SD)) | 43.4 (12.6) | 34.4 (13.4) | 0.03 | | 39.1 (9.9) | 40.4 (9.1) | 38.9 (13.3) | 0.9 |
Adjusted means: |
Age and smoking adjusted Se concentration (ng/ml) | 54.6 | 64.6 | 0.08 | | 62.9 | 62.5 | 67.6 | 0.5 |
Age and smoking adjusted plasma GSH-Px (U/l) | 704 | 689 | 0.8 | | 581 | 705 | 709 | 0.14 |
Age and smoking adjusted erythrocyte GSH-Px (U/g Hb) | 45.6 | 35.6 | 0.02 | | 39.5 | 39.8 | 38.7 | 0.9 |