Time trends in incidence of diabetes mellitus in Austrian children and adolescents <15 years (1989-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the time trends of nationwide diabetes incidence <15 years of age from 1989 until 2017 in Austria.

Methods

The Austrian Diabetes Incidence Study Group registers all newly diagnosed patients with diabetes mellitus <15 years of age in a prospective population-based study. The diabetes type was classified on the basis of clinical and laboratory findings according to American Diabetes Association criteria. Time trends were estimated by Joinpoint analysis.

Results

1311 patients were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) between 1989 and 1999 and 4624 patients with any type of diabetes (1999-2017). T1D accounted for the majority of cases (94.2%), 1.8% were classified as type 2 (T2D) and 4.0% as other specific types of diabetes (1999-2017). In the total c

SUBMITTER: Rami-Merhar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7383999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature