Table 2.

Associates of selenium levels

Selected associates	Coefficient	p‐value	95% CI
Sex	1.65	0.004	0.51 to 2.78
Glucose (mmol/L)	0.94	<0.001	0.45 to 1.43
Anaemia (yes/no)	−3.63	<0.001	−5.58 to −1.68
Body mass index (kg/m2)	−0.18	0.011	−0.31 to −0.04
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.02	<0.001	1.50 to 2.54
Current smoker (yes/no)	−4.11	<0.001	−5.34 to −2.89
Iron deficiency (yes/no)	−3.03	<0.001	−4.69 to −1.38
hs‐CRP (mg/L)	−0.26	<0.001	−0.37 to −0.15

CI, confidence interval; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein.

For sex variable, female was defined as 1.