Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country

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Autor(a) principal: Pinho,Ana Paula Silveira
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Aerts,Denise, Nunes,Magda Lahorgue
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether previously identified risk factors for sudden death syndrome have a significant impact in a developing country. METHODS: Retrospective longitudinal case-control study carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Cases (N=39) were infants born between 1996 and 2000 who died suddenly and unexpectedly at home during sleep and were diagnosed with sudden death syndrome. Controls (N=117) were infants matched by age and sex who died in hospitals due to other conditions. Data were collected from postmortem examination records and questionnaires answers. A conditional logistic model was used to identify factors associated with the outcome. RESULTS: Mean age at death of cases was 3.2 months. The frequencies of infants regarding gestational age, breastfeeding and regular medical visits were similar in both groups. Sleeping position for most cases and controls was the lateral one. Supine sleeping position was found for few infants in both groups. Maternal variables, age below 20 years (OR=2, 95% CI: 1.1; 5.1) and smoking of more than 10 cigarettes per day during pregnancy (OR=3, 95% CI: 1.3; 6.4), significantly increased the risk for the syndrome. Socioeconomic characteristics were similar in both groups and did not affect risk. CONCLUSIONS: Infant-maternal and socioeconomic profiles of cases in a developing country closely resembled the profile described in the literature, and risk factors were similar as well. However, individual characteristics were identified as risks in the population studied, such as smoking during pregnancy and maternal age below 20 years.
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spelling Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing countrySudden Infant DeathProne PositionSmokingRisk FactorsCase-Control StudiesOBJECTIVE: To analyze whether previously identified risk factors for sudden death syndrome have a significant impact in a developing country. METHODS: Retrospective longitudinal case-control study carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Cases (N=39) were infants born between 1996 and 2000 who died suddenly and unexpectedly at home during sleep and were diagnosed with sudden death syndrome. Controls (N=117) were infants matched by age and sex who died in hospitals due to other conditions. Data were collected from postmortem examination records and questionnaires answers. A conditional logistic model was used to identify factors associated with the outcome. RESULTS: Mean age at death of cases was 3.2 months. The frequencies of infants regarding gestational age, breastfeeding and regular medical visits were similar in both groups. Sleeping position for most cases and controls was the lateral one. Supine sleeping position was found for few infants in both groups. Maternal variables, age below 20 years (OR=2, 95% CI: 1.1; 5.1) and smoking of more than 10 cigarettes per day during pregnancy (OR=3, 95% CI: 1.3; 6.4), significantly increased the risk for the syndrome. Socioeconomic characteristics were similar in both groups and did not affect risk. CONCLUSIONS: Infant-maternal and socioeconomic profiles of cases in a developing country closely resembled the profile described in the literature, and risk factors were similar as well. However, individual characteristics were identified as risks in the population studied, such as smoking during pregnancy and maternal age below 20 years.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2008-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102008000300002Revista de Saúde Pública v.42 n.3 2008reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0034-89102008000300002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPinho,Ana Paula SilveiraAerts,DeniseNunes,Magda Lahorgueeng2008-05-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102008000300002Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2008-05-06T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
title Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
spellingShingle Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
Pinho,Ana Paula Silveira
Sudden Infant Death
Prone Position
Smoking
Risk Factors
Case-Control Studies
title_short Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
title_full Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
title_fullStr Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
title_full_unstemmed Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
title_sort Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome in a developing country
author Pinho,Ana Paula Silveira
author_facet Pinho,Ana Paula Silveira
Aerts,Denise
Nunes,Magda Lahorgue
author_role author
author2 Aerts,Denise
Nunes,Magda Lahorgue
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinho,Ana Paula Silveira
Aerts,Denise
Nunes,Magda Lahorgue
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Sudden Infant Death
Prone Position
Smoking
Risk Factors
Case-Control Studies
topic Sudden Infant Death
Prone Position
Smoking
Risk Factors
Case-Control Studies
description OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether previously identified risk factors for sudden death syndrome have a significant impact in a developing country. METHODS: Retrospective longitudinal case-control study carried out in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Cases (N=39) were infants born between 1996 and 2000 who died suddenly and unexpectedly at home during sleep and were diagnosed with sudden death syndrome. Controls (N=117) were infants matched by age and sex who died in hospitals due to other conditions. Data were collected from postmortem examination records and questionnaires answers. A conditional logistic model was used to identify factors associated with the outcome. RESULTS: Mean age at death of cases was 3.2 months. The frequencies of infants regarding gestational age, breastfeeding and regular medical visits were similar in both groups. Sleeping position for most cases and controls was the lateral one. Supine sleeping position was found for few infants in both groups. Maternal variables, age below 20 years (OR=2, 95% CI: 1.1; 5.1) and smoking of more than 10 cigarettes per day during pregnancy (OR=3, 95% CI: 1.3; 6.4), significantly increased the risk for the syndrome. Socioeconomic characteristics were similar in both groups and did not affect risk. CONCLUSIONS: Infant-maternal and socioeconomic profiles of cases in a developing country closely resembled the profile described in the literature, and risk factors were similar as well. However, individual characteristics were identified as risks in the population studied, such as smoking during pregnancy and maternal age below 20 years.
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