Table 3 Comparison of risks of adverse neonatal outcomes between Asians and Caucasians, Ontario, Canada, April 1^st, 2015-March 31^st, 2017 (N = 69,734)

Sentinel Congenital Anomalies

1046

1.43

2938

1.79

0.90 (0.83, 0.98)

−0.10 (−0.18, −0.03)

Low birth weight (< 2500 g)

5089

7.00

7160

4.40

1.81 (1.77, 1.85)

0.59 (0.55, 0.63)

Low birth weight (< 1500 g)

756

1.04

1229

0.76

1.59 (1.49, 1.69)

0.46 (0.36, 0.56)

Macrosomia (> 4000 g)

3459

4.76

19,214

11.80

0.43 (0.39, 0.46)

−0.85 (−0.89, − 0.82)

Small-for-gestational-age neonates (<10^th percentile)

10,396

14.35

12,229

7.56

1.93 (1.91, 1.96)

0.66 (0.63, 0.69)

Small-for-gestational-age neonates (<3^rd percentile)

2703

3.73

2879

1.78

2.19 (2.14, 2.25)

0.78 (0.73, 0.84)

Large-for-gestational-age neonates (>90^th percentile)

3610

4.98

17,660

10.92

0.50 (0.46, 0.53)

−0.70 (−0.73, −0.66)

5- min Apgar score < 7

1219

1.69

3742

2.32

0.89 (0.82, 0.96)

−0.11 (− 0.18, − 0.05)

Arterial cord pH ≤ 7.1

2595

4.04

8704

6.11

0.71 (0.66, 0.76)

−0.34 (− 0.39, − 0.30)

NICU admission

8529

11.65

18,796

11.46

1.18 (1.16, 1.21)

0.17 (0.14, 0.19)

Hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment

4300

6.95

8132

5.52

1.41 (1.37, 1.45)

0.35 (0.31, 0.38)