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. 2012 Feb 14;7(2):e31351. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031351

Table 1. Ethnicity of infants in preterm cohort A and matched control term infants.

Ethnicity, n (%) Preterm cohort A (n = 269) Term-born (n = 201) 95%CI for difference (%) Combined heterogenous/rare homozygous genotypes, n (%; 95%CI)*
Asian/Oriental 27 (10) 34 (17) −13 to −0.5 NF
Black/African 6 (2.2) 4 (2.0) −2.4 to 2.9 2 (20; 3 to 56)
Caucasian/European 176 (65) 145 (72) −15 to 1.7 32 (10; 6.9 to 13)
First Nations 34 (13) 2 (1.0) 7.5 to 16 3 (10; 2 to 23)
Indian/Pakistani 10 (3.7) 8 (4.0) −3.8 to 3.4 3 (20; 4 to 41)
Latin American 3 (1.1) 5 (2.5) −3.8 to 1.1 NF
Middle Eastern 5 (1.9) 3 (1.5) −2.0 to 2.7 NF
undeclared 8 (3.0) 0 1.0 to 5.0 1 (13; 0 to 53)

Differences considered statistically significant are underlined.

*

Combined heterogenous/rare homozygous genotype includes both preterm and infants born at term. NF  =  none found. The term “First Nations” refers to Canadian Indigenous Nations as defined by the Government of Canada.