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ea0090rc1.3 | Rapid Communications 1: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition 1 | ECE2023

Sex specific associations of serum selenium and selenoprotein P with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Berlin Aging Study II

Demircan Kamil , Hybsier Sandra , Chillon Thilo Samson , Vetter Valentin Max , Rijntjes Eddy , Steinhagen-Thiessen Elisabeth , Demuth Ilja , Schomburg Lutz

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific associations of two established serum selenium biomarkers, i.e. total selenium and selenoprotein P with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and hypertension in a large cohort of older people.Methods: 1500 participants with available selenium measurements from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) were included in this study. In the serum samples, spectroscopy was used to quantify total selenium, a...