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. 2005 May 4;91(2):107–111. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.071167

Table 3 Numbers and odds ratios for sleep position and preterm combinations in the case‐control study.

Cases Controls Univariate Multivariate*
n n OR OR
Term Non‐prone 108 1003 1.00 1.00
Term Prone 203 496 3.80 (2.94 to 4.92) 4.91 (3.57 to 7.74)
Preterm Non‐prone 26 52 4.64 (2.79 to 7.74) 2.44 (1.30 to 4.97)
Preterm Prone 44 22 18.57 (10.73 to 31.16) 17.40 (8.15 to 37.16)

*Multivariate model controls for model included region, marital status, season, timing of antenatal care, maternal age, parity, smoking, caffeine, alcohol, urinary tract infection, multiple pregnancy, infant age, gender, birth weight, admission to neonatal unit, apnoea, sleep position, breast feeding, bed sharing, and dummy use.