Table 5 Top-ranked SUID Factors between Asian and Western Geo-cultures
From: Cultural variation in factors associated with sudden infant death during sleep
TRM | Asian cultures (n = 38) | Western cultures (n = 180) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Factors | n (%) | Rank | Factors | n (%) | |
TRM1: Vulnerability of infant | 1 | Brainstem problems | 15 (39.5) | 1 | Prenatal smoking | 63 (35.0) |
2 | Arousal issues | 11 (28.9) | 2 | Male sex | 60 (33.3) | |
3 | Male sex | 7 (18.4) | 3 | Short gestation | 50 (27.8) | |
4 | NICU stay | 5 (13.2) | 4 | Ethnicity | 38 (21.1) | |
5 | Genetics | 4 (10.5) | 5 | Genetics | 17 (9.4) | |
TRM 2: Exogenous stressors | 1 | Sleep position | 14 (36.8) | 1 | Sleep position | 82 (45.6) |
2 | Apnea; infection | 9 (23.7) | 2 | Environmental smoking; bed-sharing | 43 (23.9) | |
4 | Bed-sharing; outside temperature; Vaccination | 5 (13.2) | 4 | Maternal age | 40 (22.2) | |
5 | Feeding type | 36 (20.0) | ||||
6 | Breastfeeding | 34 (18.9) | ||||