Papers/PMID:42720098
Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children and adolescents.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
What it reported
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1 finding
iodide — decreases all-cause mortality
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“Iodine supplementation likely reduces all-cause mortality in infants compared to placebo (RR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.73; 1 study, 617 participants; moderate-certainty evidence).”
Quoted verbatim from Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children and adolescents.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Participants
- 617
- Population
- Infants younger than 1 year; single trial within a Cochrane review of iodine supplementation versus placebo in children and adolescents
Effect 0.32 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.73
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