Table 2

Selected demographics of Australian-born and non-Australian-born women

Australian born,
n=15 459
Non-Australian born,
n=18 083
P values
Maternal age*27.7 (5.75)29.8 (5.11)<0.001
Teenage pregnancy7.9%1.8%<0.001
Pregnancy ≥35 years13.0%17.9%<0.001
Nulliparous25.0%26.9%<0.002
Body mass index ≥3028.2%17.7%<0.001
Body mass index ≤183.0%3.0%0.02
Private patient3.7%3.4%0.14
  • *Mean and SD.