From: Benefits of Iron supplementation for low birth weight infants: A systematic review
Study | Anthropometric Data | Neurodevelopmental Outcome |
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Hall et al. 1993[25] | No differences in growth rate, length, head circumference | NA |
Friel et al. 2001[28] | No differences in WTZ, HTZ at 12 months of age | No difference in GDA; no infant had abnormal development |
Steinmacher et al. 2007[32] | NA | More infants in the late iron suppl. group had abnormal neurologic examination; no differences in cognitive development, mobility, hearing, vision, growth; late vs early iron suppl. was not an risk factor for abnormal neurologic examination, disability, or cognitive impairment |
Aggarwal et al. 2005[29] | No differences in weight, length, head circumference | NA |
Sankar et al. 2009[34] | No difference in weight | NA |
Berglund et al. 2010[35] | No differences in weight, length, head circumference | NA |