Papers/PMID:23764669
Zinc supplementation for treating diarrhea in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2013The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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Zn(2+) — decreases diarrhoea duration
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Findingreplicated ×5“Zinc was beneficial for reducing the duration of diarrhea in hours (mean difference [MD] = -20.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] = -29.15 to -11.09, I² = 91%).”
Quoted verbatim from Zinc supplementation for treating diarrhea in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Children up to 5 years old with acute diarrhea in randomized trials; controls received placebo or oral rehydration therapy; duration in hours
Effect -20.12 mean difference, 95% CI -29.15 to -11.09
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