Dietary selenium intake and mortality in two population-based cohort studies of 133 957 Chinese men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the potential influence of dietary Se intake on mortality among Chinese populations.

Design

We prospectively evaluated all-cause, CVD and cancer mortality risks associated with dietary Se intake in participants of the Shanghai Women's Health Study (SWHS) and the Shanghai Men's Health study (SMHS). Dietary Se intake was assessed by validated FFQ during in-person interviews. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI.

Setting

Urban city in China.

Subjects

Chinese adults (n 133 957).

Results

During an average follow-up of 13·90 years in the SWHS and 8·37 years in the SMHS, 5749 women and 4217 men died. The mean estimated dietary Se intake was 45·48 μg/d for women and 51·34 μg/d for men, res

SUBMITTER: Sun JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5063694 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature