Low Population Selenium Status Is Associated With Increased Prevalence of Thyroid Disease

2015258 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Qian Wu · First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Margaret P. Rayman · University of Surrey

Hongjun Lv · First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Lutz Schomburg · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Bo Cui · First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Chuqi Gao · First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Pu Chen

Abstract

Low selenium status is associated with increased risk of thyroid disease. Increased selenium intake may reduce the risk in areas of low selenium intake that exist not only in China but also in many other parts of the world.

Topics & Keywords

Selenium in Biological Systems Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Trace Elements in Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 100, Issue 11, pp. 4037-4047

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-2222

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 15.18