Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes among Korean children and adolescents: analysis of data from a nationwide registry in Korea

Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes among Korean children and adolescents: analysis of data from a nationwide registry in Korea

Background The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children and adolescents has increased worldwide. However, the epidemiology of T1DM among Korean youth has not been reported since 2001. We investigated the incidence of T1DM in Korean children and adolescents from 2012 to 2014 and compa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric diabetes 2016-11, Vol.17 (7), p.519-524
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Jae Hyun, Lee, Chong Guk, Lee, Young Ah, Yang, Sei Won, Shin, Choong Ho
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Korea
Male
Registries
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
type 1
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Zusammenfassung:Background The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children and adolescents has increased worldwide. However, the epidemiology of T1DM among Korean youth has not been reported since 2001. We investigated the incidence of T1DM in Korean children and adolescents from 2012 to 2014 and compared it with data from 1995 to 2000. Patients and Methods Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) registry, and age‐ and sex‐specific incidence rates were calculated per 100 000 population. Results In total, 706 patients (326 boys and 380 girls, aged
ISSN:1399-543X
1399-5448
DOI:10.1111/pedi.12324