Without significant cardiac disease, n=480 | With significant cardiac disease, n=5 | p Value | |
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Mean age, months (SD) | 2.0 (±2.2) | 1.7 (±1.7) | 0.79 |
Boys | 238 (50) | 2 (40) | 0.67 |
Non-white race | 82 (18) | 1 (20) | 0.90 |
Prematurity (<37 weeks) | 106 (22) | 4 (80) | 0.002 |
History of prior event | 131 (28) | 0 (0) | 0.16 |
Need for rescue breaths | 43 (9) | 0 (0) | 0.71 |
Family history of sudden death, SIDS or cardiac disease | 12 (5) | 0 (0) | 1.0 |
Clinical cardiac indication | 29 (6) | 0 (0) | 0.27 |
Data are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
ALTE, apparent life threatening event; SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome.