Low selenium intake is associated with risk of all-cause mortality in kidney transplant recipients.
Manuela Yepes-CalderónDaan KremerAdrian PostCamilo G SotomayorUlrike SeidelPatricia HuebbeTim J KnobbeKai LüersenMichele F EisengaEva CorpeleijnMartin H de BorstGerjan J NavisGerald RimbachStephan J L BakkerPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
Relatively low selenium intake is associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality in KTR. Dietary protein intake is its most important determinant. Further research is required to evaluate the potential benefit of accounting for selenium intake in the care of KTR, particularly among those with low protein intake.