Pub. Date : 2013 Mar
PMID : 23459983
8 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | Selenium is inversely associated with interleukin-6 in the elderly. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | In this study, we aim to investigate the association between serum selenium and the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 in the elderly living in long-term care facilities in Taiwan. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 3 | Multiple logistic and linear regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between selenium deficiency and interleukin-6 (divided into quartiles). | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 4 | After adjusting for potential confounders using multiple logistic regression analysis, interleukin-6 quartiles were significantly associated with selenium deficiency. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 5 | Compared to the interleukin-6 quartile I, the adjusted odds ratios of having selenium deficiency for interleukin-6 quartile II, III, IV were 1.00(0.50~2.01), 1.24 (0.62~2.50), and 2.35(1.15~4.83), respectively. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 6 | The increasing odds ratios for selenium deficiency in higher interleukin-6 quartiles revealed dose-response effects (p < 0.05). | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 7 | Moreover, multiple linear regression analysis showed that serum selenium was significantly inversely associated with interleukin-6 after adjusting for potential confounders. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 8 | CONCLUSIONS: Serum selenium was inversely associated with inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 among elderly living in long-term care facilities in Taiwan. | Selenium | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |