Prevalence, incidence and outcomes of diabetes in Ontario First Nations children: a longitudinal population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

First Nations people are known to have a higher risk of childhood-onset type 2 diabetes, yet population-level data about diabetes in First Nations children are unavailable. In a partnership between Chiefs of Ontario and academic researchers, we describe the epidemiologic features and outcomes of diabetes in First Nations children in Ontario.

Methods

We created annual cohorts from 1995/96 to 2014/15 using data from the Registered Persons Database linked with the federal Indian Register. We used the Ontario Diabetes Database to identify children with all types of diabetes and calculated the prevalence and incidence for First Nations children and other children in Ontario. We describe glycemic control in First Nations children and other children in 2014.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Shulman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996034 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature