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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2018 Oct;43(5):977–985. doi: 10.1007/s10900-018-0514-0

Table 2.

Longitudinal logistic regression model*, with odds ratios for group assignment and infant age

2–3 weeks of age
(N=958)
2–3 months of age
(N=716)
5–6 months of age
(N=637)
Group
(standard vs
enhanced)
Infant age

Standard
(N=502)
Enhanced
(N=456)
Standard
(N=369)
Enhanced
(N=347)
Standard
(N=332)
Enhanced
(N=305)
aOR
(95%
CI)
p-
valu
e
aOR
(95%
CI)
p-
value

Usual Sleep Position

Back 482 (96.6%) 433(92.2 %) 324(87.8 %) 291(83.9 %) 263(79.2 %) 246(80.7 %) 1.15 (0.79, 1.69) 0.46 1.01 (1.010, 1.016) <0.001
Side 11(2.2%) 17(3.7%) 22(6.0%) 21(6.0%) 25(7.5%) 20(6.6%)
Prone 6(1.2%) 5(1.1%) 23(6.2%) 35(10.1%) 44(13.2%) 39(12.8%)

Sleep position last night

Back 473 (95.0%) 429(94.7 %) 327(88.6 %) 285(82.1 %) 268(80.7 %) 241(79.0 %) 1.35 (0.90, 2.02) 0.15 1.01 (1.008, 1.014) <0.001
Side 18(3.6%) 19(4.2%) 19(5.2%) 28(8.1%) 26(7.8%) 27(8.8%)
Prone 7(1.4%) 5(1.1%) 3(0.8%) 32(9.2%) 38(11.4%) 37(12.1%)

Reasons for sleep position last night

Prevent SIDS 238 (49.7%) 202(45.9 %) 170(47.5 %) 151(44.2 %) 150(46.9 %) 159(52.1 %) 0.86 (0.68, 1.09) 0.22 1.00 (0.998, 1.00) 0.47
Prevent suffocation 132(27.6 %) 132(30.0 %) 91(25.4%) 88(25.7%) 63(16.7%) 97(31.8%) 1.03 (0.82, 1.29) 0.79 0.99 (0.995, 0.998) <0.001
Afraid of vomiting/choking 32(6.7%) 26(5.9%) 20(5.6%) 38(5.3%) 11(3.4%) 15(4.9%) 1.05 (0.71, 1.55) 0.79 0.99 (0.988, 0.993) <0.001
Baby likes/sleeps better 34(7.1%) 33(7.5%) 52(14.5%) 60(17.5%) 75(23.4%) 85(27.9%) 1.20 (0.99, 1.64) 0.24 1.01 (1.005, 1.009) <0.001
Somebody suggested it 25 (5.2%) 27(6.1%) 11(3.1%) 7(2.0%) 6(1.9%) 4(1.3%) 0.97(0.62, 1.50) 0.89 0.99 (0.986, 0.994) <0.001

Belief that sleeping prone increases SIDS risk

Definitely no or doubtful 44 (8.7%) 39 (8.6%) 59 (16.0%) 40 (11.5%) 84 (25.4%) 64 (21.0%) 1.01 (0.71, 1.42) 0.98 0.992 (0.990, 0.994) <0.001
Unsure 36(7.2%) 23(5.1%) 20(5.4%) 14(14.0%) 15(4.5%) 15(4.6%)
Possibly or definitely yes 428 (84.3%) 392 (86.3%) 290 (78.6%) 293 (84.4%) 232 (70.1%) 226 (74.1%)

Belief that sleeping prone increases suffocation risk

Definitely no or doubtful 22 (4.4%) 12 (2.6%) 28 (7.6%) 27 (7.8%) 53 (16.0%) 39 (12.8%) 1.19 (0.95, 1.49) 0.12 0.993 (0.991, 0.994) <0.001
Unsure 7(1.4%) 6(1.3%) 6(1.6%) 3(0.9%) 4(1.2%) 6(2.0%)
Possibly or definitely yes 469 (94.2%) 436 (96.0%) 335 (90.8%) 316 (91.3%) 274 (82.8%) 259 (85.2%)

What things do you do to protect your baby from SIDS?

Place baby on back 422(84.1 %) 372(81.6 %) 289(78.3 %) 242(69.7 %) 227(68.4 %) 208(68.2 %) 0.79 (0.60, 1.05) 0.11 0.994 (0.993, 0.996) <0.001
Place baby on side 14(2.8%) 22(4.8%) 23(6.2%) 23(6.3%) 27(8.1%) 14(4.6%) 1.84 (0.93, 3.65) 0.08 1.005 (1.003, 1.011) 0.013

What things do you do to protect your baby from suffocation?

Place baby on back 407(81.1 %) 354(77.6 %) 280(75.9 %) 235(67.7 %) 223(67.2 %) 197(64.6 %) 0.76 (0.59, 0.99) 0.04 0.996 (0.994, 0.997) <0.001
Place baby on side 12(2.4%) 13(2.8%) 17(4.6%) 20(5.8%) 24(7.2%) 15(4.9%) 0.98 (0.59, 1,65) 0.95 1.005 (1.003, 1.009) 0.001
*

Controlling for baseline sleep position, feeding mode, WIC status, and educational status