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. 2001 Mar;51(3):271–276. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2001.00341.x

Table 3.

Relative risk of SIDS associated with DTPP±Hib immunization and with other factors.

Proportion (%) of: Multivariate analysis
Cases Controls Odds ratio (95% CI)
DTPP±Hib immunization
 no 100/114 (88) 294/341 (86) 1
 yes 14/114 (12) 47/341 (14) 1.08 (0.49, 2.36)
Usual sleeping position
 side or back 64/114 (56) 310/341 (91) 1
 prone 50/114 (44) 31/341 (9) 9.8 (5.8, 9.9, 18)
Birth weight
 ≥ 2500 g 98/113 (87) 333/341 (98) 1
 < 2500 g 15/113 (13) 8/341 (2) 6.53 (2.29, 18.9)
Illness the week before death
 no 69/114 (61) 279/341 (82) 1
 yes 45/114 (39) 62/341 (18) 3.44 (1.84, 6.41)
Type of mattress
 firm 64/97 (66) 300/341 (88) 1
 not firm 33/97 (34) 41/341 (12) 3.26 (1.69, 6.29)
Maternal tobacco consumption
 no 55/99 (56) 232/340 (68) 1
 yes 44/99 (44) 108/340 (32) 1.72 (0.95, 3.11)
Sex
 male 70/114 (61) 210/341 (62) 1
 female 44/114 (39) 131/341 (38) 1.16 (0.64–2.11)
Breastfed at birth
 no 74/111 (67) 181/341 (53) 1
 yes 37/111 (33) 160/341 (47) 0.55 (0.3–1)