One of the lowest validated incidence rates of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in the Americas: Santiago, Chile.
The goal of this study was to estimate the average annual incidence rate of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Santiago as part of a Multinational Project in Childhood Diabetes (Diabetes Mondiale or DiaMond). Incidence was calculated among subjects under 15 years of age, through a retrospective search and confirmation method from 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1992. Hospitals and private offices of endocrinologists and specialists in diabetes were surveyed. A total of 252 registered cases, 118 boys and 134 girls, for an annual incidences of 2.36/100,000 hab.year. which is one of the lowest validated rates in the Americas.
Carrasco
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Department of Medicine, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Pérez-Bravo
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Santos
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López
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Calvillán
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Wolff
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García de los Ríos
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors