Selenium Status in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Yaduan Lin, Fanchen He, Shaoyan Lian, Binbin Xie, Ting Liu, Jiang He +1 more
Nutrients
Abstract
Our meta-analysis suggested that both body selenium status and selenium intake were negatively associated with hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. However, the associations for fatty liver diseases were conflicting and need to be established in prospective trials.
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selenium status is negatively associated with hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer
“Our meta-analysis suggested that both body selenium status and selenium intake were negatively associated with hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.”
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MedicineInternal medicineMeta-analysisCochrane LibraryCirrhosisGastroenterologyStrictly standardized mean differenceFatty liver