Table 2A:

Neonatal outcomes among First Nations women and other women in Ontario without diabetes mellitus, 2002/03 to 2014/15

OutcomeOther womenFirst Nations women
2002/03–2005/062006/07–2009/102010/11–2014/152002/03–2005/062006/07–2009/102010/11–2014/15
Preterm delivery
Rate per 100 births (95% CI)7.5 (7.4–7.6)7.8 (7.7–7.9)7.5 (7.4–7.6)7.7 (6.9–8.6)8.5 (7.7–9.4)8.8 (8.0–9.5)
IRR (95% CI)1.03 (0.92–1.14)1.10 (0.99–1.21)1.17 (1.07–1.27)
p for trend 2002/03–2014/150.90.02
Large for gestational age
Rate per 100 births (95% CI)11.0 (10.9–11.1)10.2 (10.1–10.3)9.5 (9.4–9.6)24.2 (22.7–25.8)23.7 (22.3–25.1)21.2 (20.0–22.3)
IRR (95% CI)2.21 (2.08–2.35)2.31 (2.18–2.45)2.23 (2.11–2.36)
p for trend 2002/03–2014/15< 0.001< 0.001
Congenital anomaly
Rate per 100 births (95% CI)5.1 (5.0–5.2)4.8 (4.7–4.8)5.6 (5.5–5.6)5.4 (4.7–6.1)4.7 (4.1–5.4)5.2 (4.7–5.8)
IRR (95% CI)1.05 (0.92–1.19)0.99 (0.87–1.13)0.94 (0.85–1.05)
p for trend 2002/03–2014/15< 0.0010.6
Stillbirth
Rate per 100 births (95% CI)0.6 (0.6–0.7)0.6 (0.5–0.6)0.5 (0.5–0.6)0.8 (0.6–1.2)0.8 (0.6–1.2)0.9 (0.7–1.2)
IRR (95% CI)1.34 (0.97–1.86)1.49 (1.08–2.05)1.66 (1.28–2.15)
p for trend 2002/03–2014/15< 0.0010.8
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, IRR = incidence rate ratio (incident rate in First Nations women/incidence rate in other women per study period).