J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2022 Jan 11. doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2021.2021-10-7. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1D) incidence in children has an increasing trend with a variable rate depending on region and ethnicity. Our group had firstly reported T1D incidence in Diyarbakır in the year 2011. The present study aims to evaluate the current incidence rate of pediatric T1D in Diyarbakır, and compare the incidence, clinical and presenting characteristics of the cases with those reported in our first report.
METHODS: Hospital records of the patients under 18 years old and diagnosed with T1D in Diyarbakır city between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2020 were retrieved, and their medical data was extracted. Demographic population data were obtained from address-based census records of the Turkish Statistical Institution (TSI).
RESULTS: Fifty-seven children and adolescents were diagnosed with T1D. Of those, 34 were female (59.6%), indicating a male/female ratio of 1.47. The mean age of diagnosis was 9.5±3.9 (0.8-17.9). According to the data obtained from TSI, the population between the ages of 0-18 was found to be 709803. T1D incidence was calculated as 9.14/105 in the 0-14 age group and 8.03/105 in the 0-18 age group. The cumulative increase in the incidence of T1D in the 0-14 age group was 26.9% suggesting an increasing rate of 2.7% per year. The frequency of presentation with DKA was 64.9%.
PMID:35014245 | DOI:10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2021.2021-10-7
