Clinical Study
Selenium Status in Patients Receiving Short-Term Parenteral Nutrition: Frequency of Deficiency and Response to a Standard Supplementation Regimen
Table 3
Correlation analyses.
| | Dependent variable | Independent variable | value | value |
| | GPx | Albumin | −0.11 | 0.08 | | GPx | CRP | 0.03 | 0.62 | | GPx | Se | 0.41 | <0.05 | | Se | Albumin | 0.38 | <0.05 | | Se | CRP | −0.27 | <0.05 | | Se | CRP (baseline results) | −0.07 | 0.07 | | Se | CRP (“malignancy” subgroup) | −0.37 | <0.05 | | Se | CRP (“others” subgroup) | −0.17 | <0.05 | | Se | GPx (“malignancy” subgroup) | 0.54 | <0.05 | | Se | GPx (“others” subgroup) | 0.26 | <0.05 | | Albumin | CRP | −0.38 | <0.05 | | MUST score | Se (baseline results) | −0.93 | <0.05 | | Se | GPx (patients with baseline Se < 0.6 μmol/L) | 0.37 | <0.05 | | Se | GPx (baseline results) in patients with baseline Se < 0.6 μmol/L | 0.29 | 0.29 | | Se | CRP (baseline results) in patients with baseline Se < 0.6 μmol/L | 0.2 | 0.22 | | LOS | Se | −0.36 | <0.05 | | LOS | GPx (baseline results) | −0.24 | 0.08 | | LOS | Albumin | −0.38 | <0.05 |
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Key: GPx: glutathione peroxidase; CRP: C-reactive protein; LOS: length of stay.
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