| Prone sleep position and the sudden infant death syndrome in King County, Washington: a case-control study. | |
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PMID: 8627433 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the prone sleep position was associated with an increased risk of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). STUDY DESIGN: Population-based case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Case subjects were infants who died of SIDS in King County, Washington. Control subjects were randomly selected infants born in King County. Up to four control subjects were matched on date of birth to each case subject. METHODS: During the study period, November 1992 through October 1994, sleep-position data were collected on infants who died of SIDS by the King Count Medical Examiner's Office during their investigation of the deaths. Parents of infants chosen as control subjects were contacted by telephone, and sleep position information was obtained. Infants who usually slept on their abdomen were classified as sleeping prone; those who usually slept on the side or back were categorized as sleeping nonprone. The adjusted odds ratio for prone sleep position as a risk factor for SIDS was calculated with conditional logistic regression after control for race, birth weight, maternal age, maternal marital status, household income, and maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy. RESULTS: Sleep position data were collected on 47 infants with SIDS (77% of eligible infants) and 142 matched control subjects; 57.4% of infants who died of SIDS usually slept prone versus 24.6% of control subjects (p < 0.00001). The unadjusted odds ratio for prone sleep position as a risk factor for SIDS was 4.69 (95% confidence interval: 2.17, 10.17). After control for potentially confounding variables, the adjusted odds ratio for prone sleep position was 3.12 (95% confidence interval: 1.08, 9.03). CONCLUSION: Prone sleep position was significantly associated with an increased risk of SIDS among a group of American infants. |
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Authors:
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J A Taylor; J W Krieger; D T Reay; R L Davis; R Harruff; L K Cheney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of pediatrics Volume: 128 ISSN: 0022-3476 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 1996 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-06-26 Completed Date: 1996-06-26 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375410 Medline TA: J Pediatr Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 626-30 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-6320, USA. |
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Adult Birth Weight Case-Control Studies Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Maternal Age Odds Ratio Prone Position* Risk Factors Sleep* Socioeconomic Factors Sudden Infant Death / epidemiology*, etiology Washington / epidemiology |
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J Pediatr. 1996 Dec;129(6):946-7
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