Table 1.
Low birth weight incidence in Qatari and Non-Qatari groups.
| Ethnicity | Total birth | LBW n (%) | RR (95% CI) | p value |
| A. Comparative analysis Qatari versus non-Qatari | ||||
| Qatari | 316 | 43 (13.6) | 1.17 (0.82-1.67) | 0.401 |
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| Non-Qatari | 574 | 67 (11.67) | 1 | |
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| B. Comparative analysis among non-Qatari groups | ||||
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| Asian | 188 | 28 (14.8) | 1.18 (0.70-1.98) | 0.535 |
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| African | 145 | 17 (11.7) | 0.87 (0.48-1.58) | 0.655 |
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| Middle East* | 164 | 22 (13.4) | 1 | |
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| Other** | 10 | 0 | ||
* Reference group.
** Excluded from comparative analysis due to zero LBW.