Selenium
(µg/dl)
HIV seronegative
(n=109)
HIV seropositive
(n=97)
Patients with marked weight loss (n=88)
Mean±SD
6.99±4.26
5.90±2.78
5.53±1.85
Median(Range)
6.58 (0.05-40.57)
5.46 (1.73-21.77)
5.42 (1.39-11.19)
<7, no. (%)
78(71.56)
93(95.9)
79(89.8)*
* P < 0.05 compared to HIV seronegatives.
Table 2:
Serum levels of selenium in patients with and without HIV co-infection, apparently healthy controls and asymptomatic HIV infected blood donors.
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