Table 1

Comparison of routine pacifier use by night or day

Night		SIDS			Controls		Univariate OR (95% CI)		p Value
Night		n = 318	%		n = 1299	%	Univariate OR (95% CI)		p Value
Multicategorical
Never	124	39.0		513	39.5	1.00 (reference group)
Sometimes	93	29.2		316	24.3	1.14 (0.82 to 1.59)	0.45
Often	24	7.5		130	10.0	0.78 (0.46 to 1.31)	0.35
Always	77	24.2		340	26.2	1.00 (0.70 to 1.43)	0.99
Dichotomous
Never	124	39.0		513	39.5	1.00 (reference group)
Ever	194	61.0		786	60.5	1.03 (0.78 to 1.36)	0.86

Day	n = 318	%		n = 1298	%
Multicategorical
Never	107	33.6		448	34.5	1.00 (reference group)
Sometimes	118	37.1		416	32.0	1.16 (0.84 to 1.60)	0.37
Often	25	7.9		156	12.0	0.63 (0.37 to 1.05)	0.08
Always	68	21.4		278	21.4	1.09 (0.74 to 1.61)	0.67
Dichotomous
Never	107	33.6		448	34.5	1.00 (reference group)
Ever	211	66.4		850	65.5	1.04 (0.78 to 1.38)	0.82

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.