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Table 5. Comparison of pacifier users who did and did not discontinue use before six months of age.

SIDS counseling at discharge; refers to discharge after child birth.

Factor		Did not stop	Stopped using pacifier	p
N		61	37
Male		30 (49%)	27 (73%)	0.021
Age, median (IQR)	months	1.02 (0.56, 1.69)	1.32 (0.93, 1.92)	0.340
Age at follow up (months), median (IQR)	months	4.69 (4.10, 5.75)	5.95 (4.63, 6.71)	0.008
Method of feeding at enrollment	bottle	32 (53%)	20 (54%)	0.980
	breast	9 (15%)	5 (14%)
	breast and bottle	19 (32%)	12 (32%)
Had a NICU stay		16 (26%)	6 (16%)	0.280
Number of bedrooms, median (IQR)		3 (2, 3)	3 (2, 3)	0.750
Number of siblings, median (IQR)		2 (0, 3)	1 (1, 3)	0.930
Pacifier initiated in hospital	No	29 (48%)	26 (70%)	0.028
	Yes	32 (52%)	11 (30%)
Caregiverage, median (IQR)	Years	24 (20, 30)	22 (20, 28)	0.480
SIDS counseling at discharge	No	37 (61%)	24 (65%)	0.910
	Yes	22 (36%)	12 (32%)
	Missing	2 (3%)	1 (3%)
SIDS counseling at wellbaby clinic	No	45 (74%)	29 (78%)	0.370
	Yes	15 (25%)	6 (16%)
	Missing	1 (2%)	1 (3%)
Number of bedrooms, median (IQR)		3 (2, 3)	3 (2, 3)	0.750
Fed by bottle only (at enrollment)	No	28 (47%)	17 (46%)	0.940
	Yes	32 (53%)	20 (54%)

Notes.