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. 2005 Jan 11;3:4. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-3-4

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios for SIDS, all infant deaths, and respiratory deaths with dichotomous cigarette use and other potential confounders*

SIDS p All deaths p Respiratory deaths p
Reported smoking <0.0001 0.0001 0.0032
 No cigarette use 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Cigarette use 1.9 1.5 3.0

Gender <0.0001 <0.0001 Not significant
 Female 1.0 1.0
 Male 2.0 1.4

Marital status <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0127
 Married 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Not married 1.7 1.5 2.5

Pregnancy interval 0.0033 0.0016 0.0056
 12 months or more 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Less than 12 mo. 1.6 1.4 3.8

Gestational age 0.0053 <0.0001 Not significant
 Term 1.0 1.0
 Less than 37 weeks 1.6 3.7

Any alcohol use Not significant Not significant Not significant

Education 0.0002 <0.0001 Not significant
 More than college 1.0 1.0
 College 0.6 1.0
 Some college 0.9 1.2
 High school 0.9 1.2
 Some high school 1.3 1.4
 Unknown 0.7 2.1

Ethnicity 0.0204 Not significant 0.0337
 White 1.0 1.0
 Hispanic 0.8 1.8
 Black 1.4 0.6
 Other 0.7 4.5

Year of birth <0.0001 <0.0001 Not significant
 1998 1.0 1.0
 1997 1.7 1.0
 1996 1.7 0.8
 1995 1.6 0.8
 1994 1.7 0.9
 1993 2.7 1.0
 1992 3.0 1.1
 1991 3.6 1.3
 1990 3.0 1.3
 1989 3.1 1.4

*Logistic regression modelling with corresponding p-values for each variable