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Epidemilogy of Insulin‐Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Korea
Author(s) -
Moon Hyung Ro
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1984.tb01826.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , pediatrics , insulin , type 2 diabetes mellitus , demography , endocrinology , sociology , optics , physics
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the age group5–16 years, determined from 13,152 subjects residing in Kwangju, Chonnam Provice was 0.099 per cent or 98.9/100,000 in a study performed from December, 1976 to June 1977. On the other hand an epidemiologic study carried out on 254,835 subjects in the age groups14–15 and17–18 years from March 1981 to March 1982 in Seoul City revealed on overall prevalence of 7.85/100,000. In a retrospective study, 88.0/100,000 or out of a total of 10,228 pediatric inpatients were confirmed casesw of insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus, during 7 years and 2 months (from january 1974 to March 1981) at a general hospital located in Jeonju City. The wide range in the prevalence and incidence figures of diabetes mellitus in Korean children probably resulted from lack of uniformity in epidemiological methodology and the degree of ascertainment. The adge distribution at onset of diabetes mellitus showed a gradual incdrease and peak incidences at 3,8 and 12 years of age. The4 sex difference in incidence was not obvious, though girls slightly outnumbered boys. Seasonal variation at onset of diabetes mellitus showed the highest frequency of new cases in winter and spring months.