Cochrane · systematic review · CD007991
Zinc supplementation for mental and motor development in children
Gogia, S, Sachdev, HS · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 40%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Zinc compared to placebo for mental and motor development in children
Population: infants and children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mental Development Index BSID II. Scale from: 0 to 100 Zinc vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 2134 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Psychomotor Development Index BSID II. Scale from: 0 to 100 Zinc vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 2134 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Cognition scores Zinc vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intelligence quotient Zinc vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse effects Zinc vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |