Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
Evidence found and GRADE certainty

33 questions · 33 findings · 2 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 39.4%Low 12 · 36.4%Moderate 2 · 6.1%High 6 · 18.2%

Highest vs lowest selenium exposure

Any cancer risk No. of participants: 19,475 (3 RCTs) · Participants in trials with low risk of bias

Highest showed no clear difference in any cancer risk No. of participants: 19,475 (3 RCTs) compared with lowest selenium exposure (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Highest vs lowest selenium exposure

Mortality: all cancers · Participants in non experimental cohort studies on selenium and cancer

It is very uncertain whether highest changes cancer mortality risk No. of participants: 183,863 (7 observational… compared with lowest selenium exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review