Open AccessIncreased incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. Figures from an Italian tertiary care center
Author(s) -
Schiaffini Riccardo,
Deodati Annalisa,
Rapini Novella,
Pampanini Valentina,
Cianfarani Stefano
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.13298
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pandemic , diabetes mellitus , covid-19 , pediatrics , type 1 diabetes , tertiary care , quarter (canadian coin) , vaccination , type 2 diabetes , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology , outbreak , physics , archaeology , optics , history
Highlights In 2021 as a whole we report an increase (22% to 35%) in incidence of type 1 diabetes compared to the years 2017 to 2020. A peak of incidence in the last 4 months of 2021, when the “fourth wave” of COVID‐19 peaked in Italy, has been observed. In the last quarter of 2021 there was a significant increased type 1 diabetes incidence in the age group under 12 years. We speculate that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection may have had an impact on type 1 diabetes incidence in children, especially in age groups not protected by vaccination.