Selenium

Test/Investigation

Selenium

Site(s) or Laboratory offering Test/Investigation

NNUH

Units

µmol/L

Also Known as/Frequency of Test

Se

Sample type

Trace elements tube (Navy top BD tube)

Reference intervals (adult unless stated)

Adult:
19 – 64 yr 0.75 – 1.46 umol/L
>64 yr 0.66 – 1.57 umol/L
Children:
Term infants (37 – 42 weeks) 0.26 – 0.88 umol/L
<18 months 0.33 – 0.97 umol/L
18 months – 3 yr 0.51 – 1.12 umol/L
4 – 18 yr 0.60 – 1.29 umol/L

Source

SAS Trace Element Update, 2018 (https://www.sas-centre.org/)