The rising incidence of type 1 diabetes in south-eastern Poland. A study of the 0-29 year-old age group, 1980-1999.
Endokrynol Pol
; 57(2): 127-30, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Studies carried out over the last few years have provided information about the increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in different parts of the world including the European countries bordering Poland. THE AIM OF STUDY The aim of this study was to determine the long-term trends in the incidence of type 1 diabetes over the 20 years between 1980 and 1999 and to compare the incidence during the decades preceding and following the 1989 economic and political transformation in Poland. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The registration of type 1 diabetes among people aged 0-29 was drawn up according to the DERI recommendations using three data sources. We calculated the age-standardised incidence rates for five-year age groups and determined the long-term trend in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in south-eastern Poland.RESULTS:
A significant growth in the incidence of type 1 diabetes was observed among people aged 0-29 in the Rzeszów Province in the period between 1980 and 1999. The mean age-standardised incidence rate was 6.1/100,000, and a statistically significant difference was noted between the 1980s and the 1990s (5.3 [95%CI 4.5-6.0] and 6.8 [95%CI 5.9-7.6]). The male incidence of 6.7 significantly exceeded that for females--5.5/100,000. There was also a higher incidence in the group aged 0-14 in comparison with the group aged 15-29 (6.4 and 5.8/100,000 respectively). The highest incidence was found in boys aged 10-14 (11.5/100,000) and a significantly rising trend was observed in children of 0-4 years old.CONCLUSIONS:
The mean incidence of type 1 diabetes among the study population was low. Nevertheless, we demonstrated a significantly increasing trend in the incidence during the 20-year observation period. The incidence in the 1990s, both in general and for males, was significantly higher when compared to the 1980s.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Urban Population
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Type of study:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Endokrynol Pol
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
PL
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POLAND
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POLONIA
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POLÔNIA