Standfast S J, Jereb S, Janerich D T
JAMA. 1979 Mar 16;241(11):1121-4.
The epidemiology of sudden infant death among infants born during 1974 to mothers residing in upstate New York was studied. Death-certificate characteristics for 190 infants with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are compared with those for 434 infants dying of other causes in the same age range. The overall incidence of SIDS was 1.43 per 1,000 live births. No relationship was found between SIDS rate and population density. The SIDS deaths peaked in January, with an overall seasonal pattern compatible with that of viral respiratory infections. The SIDS infants were more likely to die during sleeping hours than infants dying suddenly of other causes. Their age at death distribution is significantly different from that of other infant deaths. Progress in understanding sudden death in infancy is still hampered by the lack of positive diagnostic criteria.
对1974年出生于纽约州北部的母亲所生婴儿的婴儿猝死流行病学进行了研究。将190例患有婴儿猝死综合征（SIDS）的婴儿的死亡证明特征与434例同年龄范围内死于其他原因的婴儿的特征进行了比较。SIDS的总体发病率为每1000例活产1.43例。未发现SIDS发生率与人口密度之间存在关联。SIDS死亡在1月份达到峰值，总体季节性模式与病毒性呼吸道感染一致。与因其他原因突然死亡的婴儿相比，SIDS婴儿在睡眠时间死亡的可能性更大。他们的死亡年龄分布与其他婴儿死亡的分布有显著差异。由于缺乏阳性诊断标准，婴儿猝死的理解进展仍然受到阻碍。
