Vitamin D plus calcium vs calcium
- Vitamin D, calcium or a combination of vitamin D and calcium for the treatment of nutritional rickets in children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 participantsGRADE not reported
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Supplemental vitamin A showed no clear difference in neonatal death compared with no supplementation (moderate certainty).
Supplemental vitamin A showed no clear difference in chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 28 days in survivors) compared with no supplementation (moderate certainty).
Supplemental vitamin A probably leads to lower death or chronic lung disease (oxygen use at 28 days) compared with no supplementation (moderate certainty).
Supplemental vitamin A showed no clear difference in death before 36 weeks' postmenstrual age compared with no supplementation (moderate certainty).
Supplemental vitamin A showed no clear difference in neurodevelopmental impairment at 18 to 22 months compared with no supplementation (low certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to higher vomiting compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower mortality due to diarrhoea compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to measles compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to LRTI compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation may leads to lower diarrhoea incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower measles incidence Mean episodes of measles per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in LRTI incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower bitot's spots incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower night blindness incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
Vitamin D supplementation probably leads to lower pre‐eclampsia compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
Vitamin D supplementation probably leads to lower gestational diabetes compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
Vitamin D supplementation may leads to lower maternal adverse events: severe postpartum haemorrhage compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).