Table 1

Baseline information

Subgroup (1)Subgroup (2)Subgroup (3)Subgroup 4
From birth to last observationFrom birth to last observation within 2 wk of death/interviewFrom birth to last two observations1-150 before death/interviewFrom birth to observation at
6 wk (using 5–7 wk window)
SIDSControlsSIDSControlsSIDSControlsSIDSControls
Baseline informationn%n%n%n%
Number of infants (%)247 (76.0)1110 (85.4)119 (36.6)531 (40.8)73 (22.5)320 (24.6)170 (52.3)861 (66.2)
z score at birth1-151 −0.19 (1.05)+0.07 (0.99)−0.22 (1.07)+0.03 (0.98)−0.30 (1.09)+0.05 (0.98)−0.23 (1.08)+0.07 (0.98)
Equivalent centile42nd53rd41st51st38th52nd41st53rd
Median number of observations per infant1-152 4.2 (2.0–7.8)5.1 (3.1–8.1)5.9 (2.7–7.9)5.9 (3.9–8.8)7.2 (5.6–10.4)7.9 (5.6–10.9)6.3 (4.4–8.8)6.5 (4.5–9.3)
Median number of days: birth to obs 11-152 80 (55–118)85 (55–130)79 (58–110)83 (57–121)56 (40–80)68 (48–100)42 (40–44)42 (40–44)
Median number of days: obs 1 to obs 21-152 30 (28–35)34 (28–41)
Median number of days: obs 1/2 to death/interview1-152 15 (6–34)15 (6–35)6 (2–10)6 (3–10)6 (2–9)6 (2–10)62 (29–119)70 (34–127)
  • Total in study: 325 SIDS infants and 1300 controls.

  • 1-150 Penultimate observation at least four weeks after birth and four weeks before last observation, last observation within two weeks of death/interview.

  • 1-151 Results expressed as mean (SD).

  • 1-152 Results expressed as median (IQR).