K. H. Schulpis|Theodoros Karakonstantakis|Stavroula Gavrili|Genovefa Chronopoulou|George A. Karikas|Georgios Vlachos|Ioannis Papassotiriou
Maternal – neonatal serum selenium and copper levels in Greeks and Albanians
Institute of Child Health|Children's Hospital Agia Sophia|Children's Hospital Agia Sophia|Children's Hospital Agia Sophia|Children's Hospital Agia Sophia
evaluate selenium se copper cu concentrations greek albanian immigrant mothers cord blood newbornsfrom 1118 greek 820 albanian mothers cord blood neonates blood obtained se cu measurement se cu concentrations determined sera graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy gfaaas atomic absorption spectrometry respectively 30 days nutrient intakes evaluated groupsanimal protein se cu intakes poor albanians vs greeks p 0001 se concentrations greek mothers 683 85 microgl newborns 3702 89 microgl found higher compared albanian mothers 374 99 microgl newborns 343 91 microgl p 0001 cu levels also found higher p 0001 greek mothers 1687 353 microgl neonates 449 87 microgl compared albanian mothers 959 318 microgl newborns 229 67 microgl additionally 315 neonates born albanian women se concentrations less 28 microgl higher se levels p 001 mothersthe low se cu levels evaluated albanian mothers newborns could related poor animal protein intake could consequence low socioeconomic status effective preventive measure accurate dietetic strategies assess requirements pregnant immigrant women trace elements may planned greece