Serum selenium levels of pre-eclamptic and normal pregnant women in Nigeria: A comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trace element selenium, an antioxidant, and peroxynitrite scavenger when incorporated into selenoproteins and enzymes reduce oxidative stress which is implicated in the aetiopathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. A paucity of information exists on the serum selenium levels among pre-eclamptic pregnant women in Nigeria, hence the need for this study.

Objective

To compare mean serum selenium levels and prevalence of selenium deficiency in preeclamptic pregnant women and their normotensive pregnant controls.

Materials and methods

A comparative case-control study was carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo state. Fifty-eight preeclamptic and equal normotensive pregnant controls were matched for age groups, gest

SUBMITTER: Eze SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451566 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature