SHANGHAI, CHINA, HAS THE LOWEST CONFIRMED INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD DIABETES IN THE WORLD

Citation
H. Fu et al., SHANGHAI, CHINA, HAS THE LOWEST CONFIRMED INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD DIABETES IN THE WORLD, Diabetes care, 17(10), 1994, pp. 1206-1208
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
ISSN journal
01495992
Volume
17
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1206 - 1208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0149-5992(1994)17:10<1206:SCHTLC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
OBJECTIVE- To determine the incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes me llitus in 0- to 14-year-old children in Shanghai, China, from 1980 to 1991. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS- Data were collected from hospitals with pediatric departments. The secondary source of validation was pri mary and middle schools. RESULTS- The average crude annual incidence r ate was 0.61/100,000 (95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.77). The ascerta inment-corrected incidence rates were 0.72/100,000 (0.57-0.91). CONCLU SIONS- The incidence of childhood diabetes in Shanghai, China, was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, in the world.