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Increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous and non‐Indigenous children in Western Australia, 1990–2012
Author(s) -
Haynes Aveni,
Kalic Rachelle,
Cooper Matthew,
Hewitt Jacqueline K,
Davis Elizabeth Ann
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.00958
Subject(s) - indigenous , library science , gerontology , medicine , ecology , biology , computer science
*Per 1 person-years at risk. u A(T2D) has been reported in several populations worldwide, including Australia, with the highest risk being observed in children of Indigenous descent. In Western Australia, children throughout the state who are diagnosed with T2D are managed by a singlemultidisciplinary team at Princess Margaret Hospital, WA’s only tertiary paediatric hospital. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence and incidence rate trends of childhood T2D in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in WA.