Table 3

Se levels expressed in percentage of threshold levels in relation to deiodinases (IDI), plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and selenoprotein P (SePP) [41,42]


measured mean Se
Se related parameters and their threshold levels in μM




IDI
GPx
SePP



μM
0,82
1,2
1,7

Controls
1,14
139,51 *
95,33
67,29
Ski jumpers
1,05
128,21
87,61
61,84
Ski runners
1,09
133,50
91,22
64,39
Children Hypothyroidism
1,04
126,38
86,36
60,96
Children Hashimoto
0,98
119,33
81,54
57,56
Children hyperthyroidism
0,83
101,67
69,48
49,04
Children Poly
0,85
103,19
70,51
49,77
Thyroid normal
1,02
124,97
85,40
60,28
Thyroid immunogenic
1,04
126,39
86,37
60,96
Subacute thyroiditis
0,84
102,29
69,90
49,34
Silent thyroiditis
0,75
91,40
62,45
44,09
anaplastic Ca
1,20
146,46
100,08
70,64
follicular Ca
0,97
118,54
81,00
57,18
foll.-papillary Ca
0,87
106,14
72,53
51,20
giant cell papillary Ca
1,06
129,02
88,16
62,23
invasive Ca
0,95
115,31
78,79
55,62
microcarcinoma
0,86
104,98
71,74
50,64
papillary Ca
1,02
123,95
84,70
59,79
unclassified Ca
0,96
117,02
79,96
56,45
All (n = 1401)
1,06
129,81
88,71
62,62

*: the figures are given as percent of the threshold level (% = measured Se concentration * 100/threshold level)

Moncayo et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008 8:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-8-2