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Table 2 Composition of (daily) micronutrient, macronutrient and fatty acid interventions in studies included in the systematic review

From: Does prenatal micronutrient supplementation improve children's mental development? A systematic review

 

Vit. A (mcg RAE)

B1 (mg)

B2(mg)

B3 (mg)

B6 (mg)

B12 (mcg)

Folic acid (mg)

Vit. C (mg)

Vit. D (IU)

Vit. E (mg)

Iron (mg)

Zinc (mg)

Cu (mg)

I (mcg)

Se (mcg)

DHA (g)

EPA (g)

Caulfield et al. [13]

"zinc + iron + folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

250

-

-

-

60

25

-

-

-

-

-

Caulfield et al. [13]

"iron + folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

250

-

-

-

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dunstan et al. [31]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

2.2

1.1

Hamadani et al. [22]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

-

-

-

-

-

Helland et al. [15, 16]

1170

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

400

14

-

-

-

-

-

1.2

0.8

Innis & Friesen [19]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

a,bJoos et al. [25]

"HCHP drink"

1500

1.6

1.8

20.0

1.6

2.0

-

75

400

6.7

12

-

1.0

-

-

-

-

bJoos et al. [25]

"LCLP drink"

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

-

-

cJudge et al. [17, 18]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

-

Li et al. [26]

"MVM"

800

1.4

1.4

18

1.9

2.6

0.4

70

200

10

30

15

2.0

150

65

-

-

Li et al. [26]

"iron + folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

-

-

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

Li et al. [26]

"folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malcolm et al. [20]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.2

-

dMcGrath et al. [27]

"vitamin A"

6000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

McGrath et al. [27]

"MVM-A"

-

20

20

100

25

50

0.8

500

-

30

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

dMcGrath et al. [27]

"MVM+A"

6000

20

20

100

25

50

0.8

500

-

30

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Parsons et al. [21]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schmidt et al. [28]

"iron + folic acid + vitamin A"

4800

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

-

-

-

120

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schmidt et al. [28]

"iron + folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

-

-

-

120

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schmidt et al. [28]

"LD iron + LD folic acid"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.25

-

-

-

90

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tamura et al. [29]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

-

-

-

-

Tofail et al. [23]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.2

1.8

eTofail et al. [24]

"food + MVM"

800

1.4

1.4

18

1.9

2.6

0.4

70

200

10

30

15

2

150

65

-

-

eTofail et al. [24]

"food + Fe60"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

-

-

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

eTofail et al. [24]

"food + Fe30"

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.4

-

-

-

30

-

-

-

-

-

-

Zhou et al. [30]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. *Nutrient content not quantified in study protocol
  2. Additional compositions:
  3. aJoos et al. [25] - calcium 1000 mg, phosphorus 800 mg, sodium 400 mg, potassium 1.8 g, manganese 2 mg, fibre 1.1 g, 800 kcal, protein 40 g
  4. bJoos et al. [25] - additional vitamins and minerals provided by multivitamin-mineral tablet were unspecified
  5. cJudge et al. [17, 18] - 70 kcal, protein 1 g, carbohydrate 15 g
  6. dMcGrath et al. [27] - vitamin A dose provided as 30 mg beta-carotene (4500 mcg RAE) and 5000 IU (1500 mcg RAE) preformed vitamin A
  7. eTofail et al. [24] - quantity of daily protein provided by food packets was unspecified
  8. Abbreviation definitions:
  9. Vit. = vitamin
  10. B1 - Thiamine
  11. B2 - Riboflavin
  12. B3 - Niacin
  13. B6 - Pyridoxine
  14. B12 - Cobalamine
  15. Cu - Copper
  16. I - Iodine
  17. Se - Selenium
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