Ed. Gorham et al., INCIDENCE OF INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS IN YOUNG-ADULTS - EXPERIENCE OF 1,587,630 US-NAVY ENLISTED PERSONNEL, American journal of epidemiology, 138(11), 1993, pp. 984-987
First hospitalizations (n = 1,293) for diabetes mellitus between 1974
and 1988 were used as a surrogate for insulin-dependent diabetes melli
tus incidence among 17-34-year-old US Navy enlisted personnel followed
for 6,077,856 person-years. In the 15-year period, the overall incide
nce of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was 21.3 per 100,000 person
-years. Incidence did not differ significantly by sex, but was higher
for blacks than whites (28.4 vs. 20.2 per 100,000 person-years, respec
tively; p < 0.05). Incidence increased with age threefold for white me
n and fivefold for black men (p < 0.05) between the ages of 17-19 and
30-34 years.