Abstract

Selenium status was studied in 2339 Mongolia residents (1101 male and 1238 females) of 18 years old and older who inhabit in Ulaanbaatar and 8 aimags of Mongolia (Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Uvs, Arkhangai, Govi-Altay, Dornod, Sukhbaatar and Khuvsgul) by the level of selenium in blood serum. Concentration of selenium was determined with use of atomic absorption spectrophotometry and fluorimetric methods. Severe selenium deficiency (0,39-0,75 umol/l) was determined for the residents of Ulaanbaatar and for Govi-Altay, Khuvsgul and Suhbaatar aimags, moderate selenium deficiency (0,78-0,98 umol/l) – for the residents of Uvs, Dornod, Dornogovi and Arkhangai aimags. Marginal deficiency of selenium was detected in Dundgovi region (1,14 umol/l). More than 59% of examined residents have severe selenium deficiency, and senior residents had the most expressed risk of selenium deficiency.

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