Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in young children in Slovakia

We aimed to study the prevalence of the early onset Type 1 diabetes in Slovakia during the years 1996-2017. Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in young children is increasing worldwide. However, recent data from Slovakia are missing. All children with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes included in the study were diagnosed in the Children Diabetes Centre in Bratislava during the years 1996-2017. The incidence of T1D in children aged below 3 and below 5 years was calculated and compared to the T1D incidence in older children. Incidence trends were calculated with the Poissed regression. Gender-adjusted incidence of T1D annually increased by 5.4 % (CI: 3.9-6.8; p < 0.001) in children