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ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2023

Dietary selenium intake in relation to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease assessed by fatty liver index and hepatic steatosis index; a cross-sectional study on the baseline data of prospective PERSIAN Kavar cohort study.

Sara Shojaei Zarghani, Nima Rahimi Kashkooli, Zahra Bagheri, Mahdy Tabatabaei, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Ali Reza Safarpour

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Article in BMC endocrine disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sara Shojaei ZarghaniColorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8479-065X
Nima Rahimi KashkooliInternal Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Zahra BagheriDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mahdy TabatabaeiSchool of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad Reza FattahiGastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6160-0403
Ali Reza SafarpourGastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. safarpourar@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-0043
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 25712
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is limited and conflicting evidence on the association between selenium and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Therefore, the present population-based cross-sectional study aimed to explore the relationship between dietary selenium intake and the risk of NAFLD.

methodsA total of 3026 subjects from the PERSIAN (Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN) Kavar cohort study were included in the analysis. The daily selenium intake was evaluated using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and energy-adjusted quintiles of selenium intake (µg/day) were calculated. NAFLD was defined as the fatty liver index (FLI) ≥ 60 or the hepatic steatosis index (HSI) > 36. The association between dietary selenium intake and NAFLD was evaluated using logistic regression analysis.

resultsThe prevalence rates of NAFLD were 56.4% and 51.9%, based on the FLI and HSI markers, respectively. The odds ratios (ORs) for FLI-defined NAFLD were 1.31 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-1.70) and 1.50 (95% CI: 1.13-1.99) for the fourth and fifth quintiles of selenium intake, respectively, after adjustment for sociodemographic variables, smoking status, alcohol drinking, physical activity, and dietary factors (P trend = 0.002). There was also a similar association between selenium intakes and HSI-defined NAFLD (OR = 1.34 (95% CI: 1.03-1.75) for the fourth quintile and OR = 1.50 (95% CI: 1.12-2.01) for the fifth quintile of selenium intake) (P trend = 0.006).

conclusionIn this large sample study, we observed a weak positive association between dietary selenium intake and NAFLD risk.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSeleniumCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansProspective StudiesSeleniumNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePERSIAN Kavar cohort studySelenium

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