We observed an association between intake of Fe-fortified foods  and Hb concentration in children aged < 10 years .
Fe-fortified foods could be an effective strategy for reducing Fe-deficiency anaemia in children
OBJECTIVE To combine evidence from r and omized controlled trials to assess the effect of Fe-fortified foods on mean Hb concentration in children ( < 10 years ) .
Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials published in neurourology and urodynamics from 1993 to 2012.
AIMS To assess the quality of r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) published in Neurourology and Urodynamics ( NAU ) by using three types of analytical tools . METHODS MEDLINE was used to extract RCTs from original articles published in the NAU from 1993 to 2012 . The relationship between the number of articles and RCTs with time and that between various factors and the quality of RCTs were analyzed . To analyze the quality of the RCTs , the time period was divided into four sections and three tools were applied ( e.g. , the Jadad scale , van Tulder scale , and Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool [ CCRBT ] ) . RESULTS Among the 1,957 original articles , 93 ( 4.75 % ) were RCTs . The ratio between the number of NAU and RCTs over time increased . The Jadad score for years 1993 - 1997 was 3.25 ± 1.71 , 1998 - 2002 was 2.10 ± 0.74 , 2003 - 2007 was 2.09 ± 1.12 , and 2008 - 2012 was 2.80 ± 1.09 ( P = 0.014 ) . The van Tulder scales were 6.25 ± 3.10 , 4.40 ± 1.65 , 4.97 ± 1.99 , and 5.93 ± 1.98 , respectively ( P = 0.055 ) . The CCRBT identified a low risk of bias in 1 ( 25 % ) , 0 ( 0 % ) , 1 ( 2.86 % ) , and 5 ( 11.36 % ) articles , respectively . Trials with allocation concealment , Institutional review board ( IRB ) approval , and blinded studies had significantly higher quality than others . CONCLUSIONS The quantitative increase of RCT presented in NAU over time was observed but there was no definite qualitative improvement . Effort is required to improve the quality of RCTs published in NAU from the design step
We observed an association between intake of Fe-fortified foods  and Hb concentration in children aged < 10 years .
Fe-fortified foods could be an effective strategy for reducing Fe-deficiency anaemia in children
OBJECTIVE To combine evidence from r and omized controlled trials to assess the effect of Fe-fortified foods on mean Hb concentration in children ( < 10 years ) .