ArticleNutrients2019
Dietary Intake of Selenium in Relation to Pubertal Development in Mexican Children.
Article in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Selenium-derived bioactive enablers for advanced therapies: From molecular redox modulation to broad-spectrum disease applications.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
- Moderating effect of selenium intake on the association between obesity and sex hormone levels in children and adolescents: NHANES 2013-2016.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Associations of prenatal and postnatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances with pubertal development and reproductive hormones in females and males: The HOME study.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- The Role of Selenium in Pathologies: An Updated Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The critical BMI hypothesis for puberty initiation and the gender prevalence difference: Evidence from an epidemiological survey in Beijing, China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Associations between serum copper, zinc, selenium level and sex hormones among 6-19 years old children and adolescents in NHANES 2013-2016.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Are Obese Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder More Likely to Be Selenium Deficient? Research Findings on Pre- and Post-Pubertal Children.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
Alterations in pubertal timing have been associated with long-term health outcomes. While a few reports have shown that dietary intake of selenium is associated with fertility and testosterone levels in men, no human studies have considered the association between selenium and pubertal development in children. We examined the cross-sectional association of childhood dietary intake of selenium with pubertal development among 274 girls and 245 boys aged 10-18 years in Mexico City. Multiple logistic and ordinal regression models were used to capture the association between energy-adjusted selenium intake (below Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) vs. above RDA) and stages of sexual maturity in children, adjusted for covariates. We found that boys with consumption of selenium below the RDA had lower odds of a higher stage for pubic hair growth (odds ratio (OR) = 0.51, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.27-0.97) and genital development (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.28-0.99) as well as a lower probability of having matured testicular volume (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.15-0.88) compared with boys who had adequate daily dietary intake of selenium (above RDA). No associations were found in girls. According to our results, it is possible that inadequate consumption of selenium may be associated with later pubertal development in boys, suggesting a sex-specific pattern. Future work with a larger sample size and measures of selenium biomarkers is needed to confirm our findings and improve understanding of the role of this mineral in children's sexual development.
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