Table 1: Characteristics of included studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Author

Country

Level

In/Com?

Inclusion criteria

n

S

C

Mean age

Random?

Alloc conc?

Blinding?

1978

Golden

Jamaica

1b

In-Px

Wellcome

10

10

10

15.3 ± 7.0

Yes

Yes

Double-blind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placebo

1981

Golden

Jamaica

2b

In-Px

Wellcome

34

24

10

12.5 ±0.9m

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1988

Khanum

Bangladesh

2b

In-Px

Waterlow: Severe

60

30

30

29 m

No: Alternate

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allocation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1988

Simmer

Bangladesh

2b

In-Px

McLaren scoring

25

12

11

38.9 ± 4.6m

No: Alternate

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

WFH<70%

 

 

 

 

allocation

 

 

1988

Gatheru

Kenya

2b

In-Px

Wellcome

82

31

27

1-3 y

No: Alternate

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

All had: Kwashiorkor

 

 

 

 

allocation