Experiment 638244
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | FORD,RPK: SCHLUTER,PJ: MITCHELL,EA: TAYLOR,BJ: SCRAGG,R: STEWART,AW:. (1998). HEAVY CAFFEINE INTAKE IN PREGNANCY AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME.. 78(1) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | SIDS IS SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. A NATIONWIDE CASE-CONTROL STUDY SURVEYING PARENTS OF 393 SIDS VICTIMS AND PARENTS OF 1592 CONTROL INFANTS. CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION IN EACH OF THE FIRST AND THIRD TRIMESTERS WAS ESTIMATED BY QUESTIONNAIRE. HEAVY CAFFEINE INTAKE WAS DEFINED AS 400 MG/DAY OR MORE (EQUIVALENT TO FOUR OR MORE CUPS OF COFFEE PER DAY). INFANTS WHOSE MOTHERS HAD HEAVY CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION THROUGHOUT THEIR PREGNANCY HAD A SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK FOR SIDS (ODDS RATIO 1.65; 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL 1.15 TO 2.35) AFTER ADJUSTING FOR LIKELY CONFOUNDING FACTORS. |
| Dose amount | VAR MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | FEMALE |