Table 3.
The general characteristics of the randomized controlled trials included in the systematic review.
| Ref. | Authors, Year | Studied Intervention | Studied Group | Country/Location | Studied Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [25] | Heath et al. 2001 | Diet vs. iron supplement vs. placebo | Young to middle-aged women with mild iron deficiency anemia | New Zealand/Dunedin area | March 1997–September 1998 * |
| [26] | Patterson et al. 2001 | Diet vs. iron supplement vs. control | Iron deficient (in diet and iron supplement group) and iron replete with no history of iron deficiency (in control group) young to middle-aged women | Australia/Newcastle | Not specified |
| [27] | Garcia et al. 2003 | Diet with beverage high in vitamin C vs. diet with placebo beverage | Young to middle-aged iron-deficient women | Mexico/Solís Valley | Not specified |
| [28] | Hansen et al. 2005 | Diet (with bread) vs. diet (with iron-fortified bread) | Young to middle-aged women with low iron stores | Denmark * | Not specified |
| [29] | Tetens et al. 2007 | Meat-based diet vs. vegetable-based diet | Young to middle-aged women with low iron stores | Denmark | Not specified |
| [30] | Navas-Carretero et al. 2009 | Oily fish diet vs. red meat diet | Young women with low iron stores | Not specified | Not specified |
| [31] | Beck et al. 2011 | Diet (with iron-fortified cereals and gold kiwi) vs. diet (with iron-fortified cereals and banana) | Young to middle-aged women with low iron stores | New Zealand/Auckland | Not specified |
| [32] | Blanco-Rojo et al. 2011 | Diet with iron-fortified juice vs. diet with placebo juice | Young women with low iron stores | Spain/Madrid | Not specified |
| [33] | Blanco-Rojo et al. 2013 | Diet with iron-fortified juice vs. diet with placebo juice | Young women with low iron stores | Spain/Madrid | November–March 2009 * |
| [34] | Toxqui et al. 2013 | Diet with iron-fortified flavored milk vs. diet with iron and vitamin D fortified flavored milk | Young women with low iron stores | Spain/Madrid | Not specified |
| [35] | Singh et al. 2014 | Diet vs. supplement vs. control | Anemic adolescent girls | India/Bikaner | Not specified |
| [36] | Armah et al. 2015 | High-phytate diet vs. low-phytate diet | Young women with suboptimal iron stores | United States of America/Iowa state | Spring of 2013 |
| [37] | Haas et al. 2016 | Diet vs. control | Young women with low iron stores | Rwanda/Huye | 7 January–15 May 2013 |
| [38] | Mehta et al. 2017 | Diet with iron-fortified product vs. control | Young anemic women | India/Mumbai and Navi Mumbai | March–August 2014 |
* data provided on request.