Serum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland
Selenium levels in the Inuit population of Greenland have been declining during the last decades. The association between Selenium and asthma has been investigated previously, but with conflicting results. The objective was to measure human serum Se (s-Se) in Greenlandic seafood processing workers,...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/66df6534-9128-4484-9370-a9a5fa2d0f88 2024-09-15T18:02:08+00:00 Serum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland Laustsen, Birgitte Hamann Omland, Øyvind Würtz, Else Toft Jørgensen, Louise Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort 2021 application/pdf https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/66df6534-9128-4484-9370-a9a5fa2d0f88 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1972525 https://findresearcher.sdu.dk/ws/files/191357724/Serum_selenium_levels_and_asthma_among_seafood_processing_workers_in_Greenland.pdf eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/66df6534-9128-4484-9370-a9a5fa2d0f88 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Laustsen , B H , Omland , Ø , Würtz , E T , Jørgensen , L & Bønløkke , J H 2021 , ' Serum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1972525 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1972525 antioxidant asthma Greenland inuit lung function seafood Selenium article 2021 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1972525 2024-08-12T23:48:15Z Selenium levels in the Inuit population of Greenland have been declining during the last decades. The association between Selenium and asthma has been investigated previously, but with conflicting results. The objective was to measure human serum Se (s-Se) in Greenlandic seafood processing workers, to compare with levels recorded in previous decades and to establish if s-Se is associated with asthma or lung function. Data, including questionnaire answers, spirometry, skin-prick test and s-Se from 324 seafood processing workers in Greenland were collected during 2016–2017. Mean s-Se values were compared by t-test and one-way ANOVA. Associations between s-Se and asthma, symptoms from the lower airways at work and lung function were assessed using linear regression. The mean s-Se was 96.2 µg/L. S-Se was higher among non-smokers and workers living in settlements. Workers with asthma did not have s-Se levels significantly different from those of non-asthmatics. We found a positive association between s-Se levels and FEV 1 values. Selenium levels appear to continue declining in Greenland, presumably because of a more Westernised lifestyle. The health effects of declining Selenium levels remain unclear. We did not establish an association between s-Se and asthma, but we did record a positive association between s-Se and FEV 1 . Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit University of Southern Denmark Research Portal International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1972525 |
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Selenium levels in the Inuit population of Greenland have been declining during the last decades. The association between Selenium and asthma has been investigated previously, but with conflicting results. The objective was to measure human serum Se (s-Se) in Greenlandic seafood processing workers, to compare with levels recorded in previous decades and to establish if s-Se is associated with asthma or lung function. Data, including questionnaire answers, spirometry, skin-prick test and s-Se from 324 seafood processing workers in Greenland were collected during 2016–2017. Mean s-Se values were compared by t-test and one-way ANOVA. Associations between s-Se and asthma, symptoms from the lower airways at work and lung function were assessed using linear regression. The mean s-Se was 96.2 µg/L. S-Se was higher among non-smokers and workers living in settlements. Workers with asthma did not have s-Se levels significantly different from those of non-asthmatics. We found a positive association between s-Se levels and FEV 1 values. Selenium levels appear to continue declining in Greenland, presumably because of a more Westernised lifestyle. The health effects of declining Selenium levels remain unclear. We did not establish an association between s-Se and asthma, but we did record a positive association between s-Se and FEV 1 . |
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Laustsen , B H , Omland , Ø , Würtz , E T , Jørgensen , L & Bønløkke , J H 2021 , ' Serum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 80 , no. 1 , 1972525 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1972525 |
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