[Analysis of various epidemiological parameters in patients with diabetes mellitus type I in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].
The authors analyzed epidemiological data of 157 type I diabetes patients living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mean age at the time of study 16 +/- 8.1 years (arithmetic mean +/- standard deviation) and the age at the time of the diagnosis was 12.5 +/- 7.4 years. The diabetes history span was 3.1 +/- 4.3 years and the interval between appearance of symptoms and diagnosis was 30.7 +/- 30.4 days. Neither seasonal nor sex dependent differences were observed, but there was an inverse correlation between the average monthly temperature in Rio de Janeiro and the number of newly diagnosed cases. A first grade family history was positive in 15.9% of patients (11% of type I diabetes). The autoimmunity history was positive in 4.1% of patients (mainly thyroid disease). An infectious disease history was positive in 7% of patients (mainly mumps). Our data suggests that some epidemiological aspects, observed among type I brazilian diabetic patients of a mixed genetic background, are similar to those observed in other populational groups of different ethnic origins.
Gomes
M de B
MB
Fac. de Ciên. Méd, Univ. do Est. do Rio de Janeiro, FCM-UERJ.
Vieira
L M
LM
Marques
E P
EP
Sarno
E N
EN
Chacra
A R
AR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013696:Temperature
Análise de alguns parâmetros epidemiológicos em pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo I na cidade do Rio de Janeiro.