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) |  |
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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 |