Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

BMD Z score (lumbar spine) · children and adults with β‐thalassaemia major and low bone mass

Summary of findings – zinc probably leads to higher BMD Z score (lumbar spine) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment for osteoporosis in people with beta‐thalassaemia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.15 [0.1, 0.2]
1 study · 37 participants
Moderate