Shanghai, China, has the lowest confirmed incidence of childhood diabetes in the world.
Diabetes Care
; 17(10): 1206-8, 1994 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in 0- to 14-year-old children in Shanghai, China, from 1980 to 1991. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
Data were collected from hospitals with pediatric departments. The secondary source of validation was primary and middle schools.RESULTS:
The average crude annual incidence rate was 0.61/100,000 (95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.77). The ascertainment-corrected incidence rates were 0.72/100,000 (0.57-0.91).CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of childhood diabetes in Shanghai, China, was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, in the world.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
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Article