Mohammad M. Rahman|Fahmida Tofail|M. A. Wahed|George J. Fuchs|Abdullah H Baqui|Jennifer Alvarez
Short-term supplementation with zinc and vitamin A has no significant effect on the growth of undernourished Bangladeshi children,,
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Stanford University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Stanford University|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Stanford University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Stanford University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Stanford University|University of Alabama at Birmingham|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Stanford University|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|University of Alabama at Birmingham
background several vitamin supplementation trials failed improve growth rate children addition zinc vitamin might result enhanced growth objective study evaluated effect growth children simultaneous supplementation zinc vitamin design randomized doubleblind placebocontrolled intervention trial six hundred fiftythree children aged 1235 mo randomly assigned 1 4 intervention groups 20 mg znd 14 z group 60000 retinol equivalents 200000 iu vitamin day 14 group zinc plus vitamin za group placebo syrup placebo capsule placebo group weight length measured enrollment 3 6 mo results gains weight length 6mo followup period significantly different among 4 groups analysis variance catchup growth also differ significantly among groups proportions children whose weightforage z scores change decreased 57 z group 46 group 50 za group 54 placebo group ns proportions children whose lengthforage z scores change decreased 42 z group 48 group 53 za group 46 placebo group ns conclusion combined shortterm zinc supplementation single dose vitamin significant effects weight length increments children 6mo period