Associations between serum copper, zinc, selenium level and sex hormones among 6-19 years old children and adolescents in NHANES 2013-2016.

ABSTRACT: Copper, zinc, and selenium are essential trace elements for human and have important effects on sex hormones. There are few studies on the relationships between the three trace elements and sex hormones. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate the relationships between serum copper, zinc, selenium and testosterone, estradiol, SHBG using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2016 in participants 6-19 years. 1097 participants were enrolled and stratified into male/female children and adolescents. Weighted linear regression models combined regression diagnosis were used to estimate the relationships between trace elements and sex hormones according to the different stratifications. Our results showed that copper was inversely associated with testostero

SUBMITTER: Xiao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511025 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature