RT Journal Article T1 Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Are Associated with Decreased Serum Selenium Concentrations and Increased Cardiovascular Risk. A1 Castro Aguilar-Tablada, Teresa A1 Navarro-Alarcón, Miguel A1 Quesada Granados, Javier A1 Samaniego Sánchez, Cristina A1 Rufián-Henares, José Ángel A1 Nogueras-Lopez, Flor K1 Ulcerative colitis; K1 Crohn’s disease K1 Selenium K1 Influencing factors K1 Nutritional and biochemical markers K1 Antioxidantes K1 Biomarcadores K1 Índice de masa corporal K1 Enfermedades cardiovasculares K1 Colesterol K1 Colinesterasas K1 Colitis ulcerosa K1 Enfermedad de Crohn K1 Hematócrito K1 Hemoglobinas K1 Humanos K1 Incidencia K1 Inflamación K1 Enfermedades inflamatorias del intestino K1 Estado nutricional K1 Estrés oxidativo K1 Prealbúmina K1 Hierro K1 Factores de riesgo K1 Selenio AB The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated oxidative stress is increasing. The antioxidant mineral selenium (Se) was measured in serum samples from 106 IBD patients (53 with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 53 with Crohn's disease (CD)) and from 30 healthy controls. Serum Se concentrations were significantly lower in UC and CD patients than in healthy controls (p < 0.001) and significantly lower in CD patients than in UC patients (p = 0.006). Se concentrations in patients were significantly influenced by sex, body mass index (BMI), the inflammatory biomarker α-1-antitrypsin, surgery, medical treatment, the severity, extent, and form of the disease and the length of time since onset (p < 0.05). Se concentrations in IBD patients were positively and linearly correlated with nutritional (protein, albumin, prealbumin, cholinesterase and total cholesterol) and iron status-related (hemoglobin, Fe and hematocrit) parameters (p < 0.05). A greater impairment of serum Se and cardiovascular status was observed in CD than in UC patients. An adequate nutritional Se status is important in IBD patients to minimize the cardiovascular risk associated with increased inflammation biomarkers, especially in undernourished CD patients, and is also related to an improved nutritional and body iron status. PB MDPI YR 2016 FD 2016-12-01 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2624 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2624 LA en NO Castro Aguilar-Tablada T, Navarro-Alarcón M, Quesada Granados J, Samaniego Sánchez C, Rufián-Henares JÁ, Nogueras-Lopez F. Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Are Associated with Decreased Serum Selenium Concentrations and Increased Cardiovascular Risk. Nutrients. 2016 ; 8(12) NO Journal Article; DS RISalud RD Apr 20, 2025