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Incidence of Childhood Diabetes Mellitus in Austria 1979–1984
Author(s) -
SCHOBER E.,
FRISCH H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1988.tb10646.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , diabetes mellitus , demography , pediatrics , el niño , epidemiology , endocrinology , physics , sociology , optics
. The mean annual incidence of childhood diabetes mellitus in Austria was 7.22 cases per 100 000 with a year to year variation of 6.09–8.67 per 100 000. A seasonal variation of onset, with peaks in autumn and winter and with lower rates in summer in children older than 4 years, could be observed. The peak incidence in girls occurred at 11–12 years and preceeded the highest incidence in boys by 1–2 years. Both sexes showed a small peak around 6 years of age. The male to female ratio was 1.2/1. Compared to epidemiologic studies in north‐west‐ern Europe the incidence of childhood diabetes in Austria is low, however higher than in France or Italy.