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Atmospheric pressure and sudden infant death syndrome in Cook County, Chicago
Author(s) -
Campbell Michael J.,
Julious Steven A.,
Peterson Charles K.,
Tobias Aurelio
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3016
pISSN - 0269-5022
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00348.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden infant death syndrome , pediatrics , demography , gerontology , sociology
Summary We investigated daily deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Cook County, Chicago, from 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1990. The daily SIDS rate was 0.54 deaths/day. Mean daily atmospheric pressure ranged from 952 to 1007 mb. We found a weak link with barometric pressure, whereby an increase of 10 mb was associated with an increased risk of 12% [95% CI 0.1%, 24%]. Cross‐tabulation revealed that the highest SIDS rates were associated with a drop from high to low pressure. Possible reasons for this are discussed.