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Zn(2+)Finding

Zn(2+) decreases preterm birth incidence

lowersVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Zinc supplementation resulted in a small but significant reduction in preterm birth (risk ratio (RR) 0.86, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.76 to 0.97 in 16 RCTs; 16 trials of 7637 women).”
Quoted verbatim from Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome.
This finding among the 21 findings on its endpoint

Zn(2+)

Preterm birth incidence

lowers

Effect as reported

0.86risk ratio

CI 0.76 to 0.97

Who
n = 7,637 · Pregnant women in 16 randomised trials of zinc supplementation in pregnancy
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 22786472 · 2012

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
7,637
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6XK2WE6PVMJYZNZP52MDXA4