The Relation between Climatic Temperature and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Differs among CommunitiesResults from an Ecologic Analysis
作者:
Michael Jones,
Anne-Louise Ponsonby,
Terrence Dwyer,
Neil Gilbert,
期刊:
Epidemiology
(OVID Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 5,
issue 3
页码: 332-336
ISSN:1044-3983
年代: 1994
出版商: OVID
关键词: sudden infant death;temperature;seasons;geographic variation
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We examined the negative relation between temperature and the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in 22 communities in seven countries. We estimated the percentage increase in SIDS rate for a 1°C drop in climatic temperature. The relation differed substantially among communities. In New Zealand and Australia (10 communities), the association was consistently strong; in Europe (seven communities), it varied from strong to weak; and in the USA (five communities), it was moderate or weak. We postulate that low climatic temperature indirectly increases the incidence of SIDS, particularly in countries where outdoor climatic temperature modifies the indoor temperature and clothing habits.
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