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. 2023 Sep 7;95(4):949–958. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02809-6

Table 2.

SIDS cases with detailed information.

Coded case No. Group Sex Age (weeks) Postmortem interval (days) Storage period (years) Thymus weight (g) Body weight (g) Ratio of thymus weight to body weight (%) Height (cm) BMI (kg/m2) Autopsy findings Clinical infection history Infection duration in history Sleeping position Co-sleeping Maternal smoking Other risk factors
S2-3 SIDS- Female 22 2 10 48 10,100 0.48 69 21.21 – – – Prone No Yes –
S3-3 SIDS- Male 13 1 9 50 6900 0.72 62 17.95 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S7-3 SIDS- Female 3 2 9 24 4100 0.59 55 13.55 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S9-3 SIDS- Male 14 4 9 34 6400 0.53 63 16.12 – – – Prone Yes Unknown –
S10-3 SIDS- Female 36 1 9 34 6400 0.53 63 16.12 – – – Prone No Unknown Preterm
S11-3 SIDS- Male 7 2 9 16 5100 0.31 61 13.71 – – – Back No Unknown Preterm
S13-3 SIDS- Female 19 2 8 16 3500 0.46 49 14.58 – – – Prone No Unknown Preterm (26 weeks)
S15-3 SIDS- Male 5 1 8 30 4200 0.71 54 14.40 – – – Back Yes Unknown –
S18-3 SIDS- Male 9 2 8 28 4350 0.64 54 14.92 – – – Unknown No Unknown –
S22-3 SIDS- Male 18 2 7 44 6595 0.67 63 16.62 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S23-3 SIDS- Male 12 2 7 30 7800 0.38 65 18.46 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S25-3 SIDS- Female 11 1 6 34 5720 0.59 60 15.89 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S26-3 SIDS- Male 10 2 6 36 6015 0.60 61 16.17 – – – Back No Yes –
S27-3 SIDS- Male 30 2 6 38 8960 0.42 69 18.82 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S28-3 SIDS- Male 23 4 6 50 8465 0.59 70 17.28 – – – Back Yes Unknown –
S29-3 SIDS- Male 23 1 6 55 9350 0.59 71 18.55 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S30-3 SIDS- Female 8 2 6 30 4007 0.75 53 14.26 – – – Prone No Unknown –
S32-3 SIDS+ Male 17 2 3 52 8000 0.65 65 18.93 – – – Side No Unknown –
S5-3 SIDS+ Female 28 2 9 24 7600 0.32 67 16.93 Otitis media Otitis media 2 weeks Prone No Unknown –
S6-3 SIDS+ Male 11 2 9 44 5900 0.75 61 15.86 – Fever 5 days Prone Yes Unknown –
S8-3 SIDS+ Female 14 2 9 28 6000 0.47 65 14.20 – Respiratory infection 4 weeks Back No Unknown –
S12-3 SIDS+ Male 6 3 8 26 4600 0.57 53 16.38 Tracheobronchitis Fever 2 days Prone No Unknown –
S17-3 SIDS+ Male 19 2 8 26 6100 0.43 64 14.89 – Respiratory infection 2 weeks Back No Unknown –
S20-3 SIDS+ Female 13 1 8 14 4342 0.32 55 14.35 – Rota virus 3 weeks Back No Unknown –
S21-3 SIDS+ Male 16 3 7 36 5400 0.67 60 15.00 Tracheobronchitis Respiratory infection 1 week Prone Yes Unknown –
S24-3 SIDS+ Male 29 1 6 36 7720 0.47 72 14.89 Tonsillitis – – Prone No Unknown –

The SIDS– group represents SIDS cases with no symptoms of infection. The SIDS+ group represents SIDS cases with observed symptoms of infection or a documented history of infection.