

Author: Varsi Kristin Bolann Bjørn Torsvik Ingrid Rosvold Eik Tina Constanse Høl Paul Johan Bjørke-Monsen Anne-Lise
Publisher: MDPI
E-ISSN: 2072-6643|9|5|486-486
ISSN: 2072-6643
Source: Nutrients, Vol.9, Iss.5, 2017-05, pp. : 486-486
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Abstract
Pregnant women and infants are at risk for selenium deficiency, which is known to have negative effects on immune and brain function. We have investigated selenium levels in 158 healthy never-pregnant women and in 114 pregnant and lactating women and their infants at age 6 months and related this to clinical outcomes during the first 6 months of life. Neurodevelopment was assessed with the parental questionnaire Ages and Stages (ASQ) at 6 months. A maternal selenium level ≤0.90 µmol/L in pregnancy week 18 was negatively related to infant neurodevelopment at 6 months (B = −20,
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