Perbandingan Kadar Selenium Serum pada Kehamilan Trimester Ketiga Preeklampsia dan Normotensi

Abstract

Background: The low level of selenium blood serum suspicious could lead oxidative stress in the body. The low Selenium state could be as predictor of preeclampsia Objective: To know the role of Selenium blood serum in pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Method: This is an analytic cross-sectional study with case-control design. There is 35 patient with preeclampsia who has the low level of selenium blood serum. Then the data of this study was tabled and presented in distribution-frequency table and then analyzed. Result: ln this study found that there is differentiation of charactheristic of third trimester pregnancy woman preeclampsia and normotency according to age, the number of child, gestational age, body mass index, Selenium serum level, and selenium intake. The charactheristics of third trimester preeclampsia woman are 20-35 years old (BS%), nulliparity with primigravide (57,5%), obesity (40%), aterm pregnancy (92,5%) and inadequate (low) selenium intake (77,5%) Conclusion: There is low selenium serum level in preeclampsia. The low level of selenium blood serum can be as predictor of preeclampsia.