Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Aged Below 18 Years during 2013-2015 in Northwest Turkey
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 4
Abstract
Objective: To assess the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children under 18 years of age in the northwest region of Turkey during 2013-2015. Methods: All newly diagnosed T1DM cases were recorded prospectively during 2013-2015. Total, as well as gender and age group specific (0-4, 5-9, 10-14 and 15-17 age) mean incidences per 100,000 per year were calculated. Results: There were 1,773 patients diagnosed during 2013-2015 (588 cases in 2013, 592 cases in 2014, 593 cases in 2015). Of these, 862 (48.6%) were girls and 911 (51.4%) were boys. The mean age at diagnosis was 9.2±4.2 years and it was not significantly different between girls (9.0±4.1 years) and boys (9.4±4.4 years) (p=0.052). The crude mean incidence was 8.99/100.000 confidence interval (CI) (95% CI: 8.58-9.42). Although mean incidence was similar between boys [8.98/100.000 (CI: 8.40 to 9.58)] and girls [9.01/100.000 (CI: 8.42 to 9.63)], there was male predominance in all groups except for 5-9 year age group. The standardized mean incidence was 9.02/100.000 according to the World Health Organization standard population. The mean incidence for the 0-4, 5-9, 10-14 and 15-17 age groups was 6.13, 11.68, 11.7 and 5.04/100.000 respectively. The incidence of T1DM was similar over the course of three years (p=0.95). A significant increase in the proportion of cases diagnosed was observed in the autumn-winter seasons. Conclusion: The northwest region of Turkey experienced an intermediate incidence of T1DM over the period of the study.
Authors and Affiliations
Şükran Poyrazoğlu, Rüveyde Bundak, Zehra Yavaş Abalı, Hasan Önal, Sevil Sarıkaya, Abdurrahman Akgün, Serpil Baş, Saygın Abalı, Abdullah Bereket, Erdal Eren, Ömer Tarım, Ayla Güven, Metin Yıldız, Derya Karaman Aksakal, Ayşegül Yüksel, Gülcan Seymen Karabulut, Şükrü Hatun, Tolga Özgen, Yaşar Cesur, Mehmet Azizoğlu, Emine Dilek, Filiz Tütüncüler, Esra Papatya Çakır, Bahar Özcabı, Olcay Evliyaoğlu, Songül Karadeniz, Fatma Dursun, Semih Bolu, İlknur Arslanoğlu, Gül Yeşiltepe Mutlu, Heves Kırmızıbekmez, Pınar İşgüven, Ala Üstyol, Ahmet Uçar, Nurcan Cebeci, Didem Bezen, Çiğdem Binay, Serap Semiz, Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz, Nihal Memioğlu, Elif Sağsak, Havva Nur Peltek, Melek Yıldız, Teoman Akçay, Tülay Güran, Zeynep Atay, Neşe Akcan, Oya Ercan, Aydilek Dağdeviren, Firdevs Baş, Halim İşsever, Feyza Darendeliler
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