Correlations between maternal and neonatal serum selenium levels in full term neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Table 1 Serum selenium levels in studied groups

Parameters		Patients	Controls	P- value
Maternal serum selenium (ng/ml)	Range	89.5–128	92–131	0.08
Maternal serum selenium (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	110.4 ± 17.16	118.2 ± 20.11	0.08
Neonatal serum selenium (ng/ml)	Range	10–90	60.8–105.6	0.001^b
Neonatal serum selenium (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	57.28 ± 37.20	85.9 ± 26.80	0.001^b
S. selenium in mild HIE (ng/ml)	Range	61–90	60.8–90.2	0.05
S. selenium in mild HIE (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	82.25 ± 25.10	85.9 ± 26.80	0.05
S. selenium in moderate HIE (ng/ml)	Range	45–70	60.8–105.6	0.001^b
S. selenium in moderate HIE (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	60.50 ± 7.200	85.9 ± 26.80	0.001^b
S. selenium in severe HIE (ng/ml)	Range	10–49	60.8–105.6	0.001^b
S. selenium in severe HIE (ng/ml)	Mean ± SD	29.10 ± 18.815	85.9 ± 26.80	0.001^b

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