Table 1 Maternal and neonatal characteristics by Jewish and Arab-Bedouin origin
|  | Jewish origin (n = 23,254) | Arab-Bedouin origin (n = 34,077) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
 Age, years | |||
  Mean ± SD, (n) | 30.0 ± 5.0 (23,243) | 27.0 ± 6.0 (34,063) | < 0.001 |
  Median | 29.0 | 27.0 |  |
 Low tertile of socioeconomic status, % (n) | 2.1 (499) | 66.6 (22,692) | < 0.001 |
 Address, % (n), | |||
  Urban | 92.2 (21,443) | 78.3 (26,185) | < 0.001 |
  Rural | 3.0 (566) | 6.5 (2250) |  |
Medical and obstetrics history | |||
 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, % (n) | 4.7 (1083) | 2.7 (911) | < 0.001 |
 Primiparous, %, (n) | 31.8 (7383) | 19.3 (6574) | < 0.001 |
Neonatal data | |||
 Gestational age (weeks) | |||
  Mean ± SD, (n) | 38.8 ± 2.0 (23,223) | 39.1 ± 2.1 (34,045) | < 0.001 |
  Median | 39.0 | 39.3 |  |
 Preterm delivery, % (n) | 9.7 (2248) | 9.5 (3249) | 0.585 |
 Male gender, % (n) | 50.9 (11,827) | 51.1 (17,427) | 0.508 |
 Birth weight, gram |  |  | 0.335 |
  Mean ± SD, (n) | 3151 ± 541 (23,237) | 3147 ± 541 (34,057) |  |
  Median | 3180 | 3168 |  |
 Small for Gestational Age (SGA), % (n) | 3.4 (774) | 4.4 (1500) | < 0.001 |
 Large for Gestational Age (LGA), % (n) | 6.7 (1531) | 6.8 (2283) | 0.585 |
 Apgar score | |||
  1st minute < 5, % (n) | 5.3 (1218) | 7.1 (2368) | < 0.001 |
  5th minute < 7, % (n) | 0.6 (149) | 1.0 (333) | < 0.001 |