Iron status (ferritin concentrations in ng/mL) · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent showed no clear difference in iron status (ferritin (µg/L) compared with daily use of iron supplements (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency anaemia · children under 12 years of age
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · children under 12 years of age
1 finding from 1 review
Anaemia · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent may leads to higher anaemia (haemoglobin below a cut‐off defined by trialists, taking… compared with daily use of iron supplements (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent showed no clear difference in haemoglobin (g/L) compared with daily use of iron supplements (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency (using ferritin concentrations) · children under 12 years of age
It is very uncertain whether intermittent changes iron deficiency (using ferritin concentrations) compared with daily use of iron supplements (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency (as defined by trialists) · adolescent and adult menstruating women
It is very uncertain whether intermittent iron supplementation changes iron deficiency (as defined by the trialists using indicators of… compared with daily iron supplementation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Ferritin (µg/L) · adolescent and adult menstruating women
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency anaemia · adolescent and adult menstruating women
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause morbidity · adolescent and adult menstruating women
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects or other adverse events · adolescent and adult menstruating women
Intermittent iron supplementation may leads to lower any adverse side effects compared with daily iron supplementation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Anaemia · adolescent and adult menstruating women
Intermittent iron supplementation showed no clear difference in anaemia (haemoglobin concentration below a cut‐off defined by the… compared with daily iron supplementation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · adolescent and adult menstruating women
1 finding from 1 review
Anaemia · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent use of iron supplements probably leads to lower anaemia (haemoglobin below a cut‐off defined by trialists, taking… compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent use of iron supplements may leads to higher haemoglobin (g/L) compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency (using ferritin concentrations) · children under 12 years of age
It is very uncertain whether intermittent use of iron supplements changes iron deficiency (using ferritin concentrations) compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron status (ferritin concentrations in ng/mL) · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent use of iron supplements may leads to higher iron status (ferritin (μg/L) compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency anaemia · children under 12 years of age
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · children under 12 years of age
1 finding from 1 review
Anaemia · adolescent and adult menstruating women
Intermittent iron supplementation (alone or with any other… may leads to lower anaemia (haemoglobin concentration below a cut‐off defined by the… compared with no supplementation or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review