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Table 2 Selected perinatal health outcomes of Australian and East African-born women giving birth to singletons in Victoria, Australia between 1999 and 2007

From: Perinatal health outcomes of East African immigrant populations in Victoria, Australia: a population based study

Country of birth

Australia (N = 427,755)

Eritrea (N = 453)

 

Ethiopia (N = 1,094)

 

Somalia (N = 1,861)

 

Sudan (N = 1,404)

 

Total East Africa (N = 4,812)

 

Outcome

n (%)

n (%)

P-values

n (%)

P-values

n (%)

P-values

n (%)

P-values

n (%)

P-values

Very low birthweight

9,149 (2.1)

16 (3.5)

0.046

36 (3.3)

0.006

39(2.1)

0.837

44 (3.1)

0.013

135 (2.8)

0.002

Low birthweight

22,502 (5.3)

30 (6.6)

0.197

57 (5.2)

0.964

84(4.5)

0.147

94 (6.7)

0.017

265 (5.5)

0.424

Macrosomia

8,564 (2.0)

6 (1.3)

0.348

15 (1.4)

0.177

37(2.0)

0.859

10 (0.7)

0.001

68 (1.4)

0.005

Preterm birth

26,900 (6.3)

28 (6.2)

0.916

70 (6.4)

0.895

82(4.4)

0.001

83 (5.9)

0.549

263 (5.5)

0.018

Very preterm birth

5,680 (1.3)

11 (2.4)

0.049

28 (2.6)

0.001

28(1.5)

0.581

33 (2.4)

0.001

100 (2.1)

0.001

5’ Apgar Score <7a

3,776 (0.94)

6 (1.4)

0.165

7 (0.68)

0.736

16(0.90)

0.744

18 (1.4)

0.106

47 (1.0)

0.508

Small for gestational age

37,820 (8.8)

54 (11.9)

0.021

104 (9.5)

0.443

222 (11.9)

0.001

219 (15.5)

0.001

599 (12.4)

0.001

Perinatal mortality (n/1000 births)

4,205 (9.8)

11 (24.3)

0.002

16(14.6)

0.069

31(17)

0.004

28(20)

0.001

86 (18)

0.001

  1. P-values are the Pearson’s chi-square test result comparing each maternal country of birth with Australian-born mothers
  2. aComputed for term live born infants