Papers/PMID:36558491
Effect of Oral Iron Supplementation on Cognitive Function among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Nutrients2022The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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iron(2+) — increases child IQ (across unharmonised instruments)
Evidence strength: moderate.Finding“The intervention group had a significant increase in intelligence after taking the iron supplementation compared to the control group (SMD = 0.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.10, 0.83, p = 0.012, I2 = 91.6%) (See Figure 2A).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of Oral Iron Supplementation on Cognitive Function among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Children and adolescents aged 5-19 in low- and middle-income countries; eight randomised trials of oral iron as the only micronutrient against placebo or no intervention
Effect 0.47 standardised mean difference, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.83
Effect of Oral Iron Supplementation on Cognitive Function among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.2022PMID:3655849110.3390/nu14245332Permalink