Effect of iron supplementation on physical growth in children: systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Public Health Nutrition

HPS Sachdev¹  Penelope Nestel¹  Tarun Gera¹ 

关键词: Anaemia;    Anthropometry;    Growth;    Height-for-age;    Iron deficiency;    Iron supplementation;    Meta-analysis;    Randomised controlled trials;    Weight-for-age;    Weight-for-height;   

DOI  :  10.1017/PHN2005918

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on physical growth in children through a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Data sourcesElectronic databases, personal files, and hand search of reviews, bibliographies of books, abstracts and proceedings of international conferences.Review methodsRCTs evaluating change in anthropometry with interventions that included oral or parenteral iron supplementation, or iron-fortified formula milk or cereals, were analysed.ResultsTwenty-five trials (26 cohorts) had relevant information. There was no evidence of publication bias. The pooled estimates (random effects model) did not document a statistically significant (P

【 授权许可】

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