23. Supplementary feeding versus no supplementary feeding (control, placebo, standard care, dietary advice), outcome: nutritional status of children, biochemical parameters.
Review | Target group | Intervention | Outcome | Corresponding risk with intervention (95% CI) | Number of participants (studies) | Certainty of evidence (GRADE)a |
Change in haemoglobin (g/L) | ||||||
Kristjansson 2015a | Disadvantaged infants and young children (aged 3 months to 5 years) | Supplementary feedingb | Change in haemoglobin (g/L) | SMD 0.49 (0.07 to 0.91)c | 300 (5) | NR |
CI: confidence interval; NR: not reported; SMD: standardised mean difference. |
aAs reported in 'Summary of findings' tables. bBalanced (one study); high energy (two studies); high lipid (one study); supplementary food (one study). cLow‐ and middle‐income country (LMIC) randomised controlled trials (RCTs).