title: Prevalence of diabetes in Michigan school-age children.
abstract: A mail survey of Michigan school districts elicited information of 2,816 children and adolescents with diabetes, a rate of 1.6 per 1,000. Rates were higher for females than males and for whites than non-whites and increased with advancing age. A total of 15.5 per cent were reported to be not receiving insulin by injection.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D011634:Public Health; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin