Selenium status and dietary correlations in healthy Jordanian adults: a population-based study

Ala Ala Qatatsheh; Rula Amr; Buthaina   Alkhatib; Murad A.  Al-Holy; Amin N.  Olaimat; Narmeeen Jamal  Al-Awwad; Naseem M.  Alshwaiyat; Abdel-Ellah   Al-Shudifat; Fahad Saad  Alhodieb; Mohammad Idreesh  Khan

doi:10.23750/abm.v96i1.16662

Authors

Ala A. Qatatsheh Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-7210
Rula Amr Department of Nutrition and Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Madaba, Jordan
Buthaina Alkhatib Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Murad A. Al-Holy Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan; Department of Nutrition and Integrative Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
Amin N. Olaimat Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Narmeen Jamal Al-Awwad Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan; Department of Nutrition and Integrative Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
Naseem M. Alshwaiyat Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry and Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
Fahad Saad Alhodieb Department of Basic Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Idreesh Khan Department of Basic Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia

Keywords:

selenium levels, Jordanian adults, serum selenium, dietary intake, gender-specific selenium analysis, selenium status, selenium population study, selenium diet correlation, selenium biomarkers, selenium epidemiology

Abstract

Background: Selenium (Se) is now recognized as a micronutrient necessary for human health.

Aims: The study aimed to measure the selenium status among Jordanian adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was completed by recruiting a total of 195 apparently healthy individuals were chosen from the Ma'an Governorate Hospital in Jordan, with 130 girls (66.6%) and 65 males (33.4%), ages ranging from 19 to 65, with an average age of 33. After examining serum selenium levels using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry, sociodemographic data were gathered, dietary history was completed, and selenium status was ascertained.

Results: In males and females, the prevalence of low serum selenium concentrations (<60µg/l) was 10.7% and 13.0%, respectively. Younger females had a much greater prevalence of selenium insufficiency than males. Overall, the mean serum selenium content was 80.5±17.6 μg/l for males and 74.4±16.1 μg for females. Selenium values in most of the population (82.0%) were within the normal range (78.6±9.7μg/l). The average consumption of selenium was determined to be 49.27 micrograms per day for females and 53.31 micrograms per day for males.

Conclusion: In a sample of adult Jordanians, the selenium serum levels seem safe and appropriate by international standards, however, the daily consumption values were unclear. Age and gender have also been linked to selenium status.

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