[The development of the incidence of diabetes mellitus I in children 0 to 14 years of age in Malaga (1982-1993)].
OBJECTIVE
A prospective study was conducted to assess the evolution of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent) in Málaga among children less than 14 years of age between 1982 and 1993.


METHODS
The capture-recapture method was chosen for estimating the probability of ascertainment and two sources were used: The hospital registry and Málaga Diabetes Association members.


RESULTS
We detected 437 children and the ascertainment achieved was 98.8%. The average annual incidence was 14.3/10(5) and the prevalence at the end of the period was 0.78 patients/10(3). During the last 6 years of the observation period, the incidence rose by 42%. The highest incidence was found among children between 10 and 13 years of age in both sexes. The age of onset and female/male ratio increased during the study period. There was an inverse relationship with monthly temperature.


CONCLUSIONS
In comparison with other European epidemiological studies, we found a higher incidence and increased rate of growth of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus during the observation period.
López Siguero
J P
JP
Hospital Materno-Infantil, Avda. Arroyo de los Angeles, Málaga.
Martínez-Aedo Ollero
M J
MJ
Moreno Molina
J A
JA
Lora Espinosa
A
A
Martínez Valverde
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology