title: Clinical characteristics of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in children at diagnosis.
abstract: The clinical characteristics of 60 consecutive children < 16 years in a Swedish county with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus, are described. Twenty-four of them were 5.0-9.9 years old. The fathers of 12% had diabetes. There was no seasonal variation in the onset of diabetes. Presenting symptoms were polyuria and polydipsia in more than 90% of the cases. School children had a longer duration of symptoms than pre-school children. Most of the children were in a good state of health, and none were unconscious on admission. HbA1C was a good indicator of diabetes duration (R2 = 0.32). Patients with Coxsackie B IgM antibodies had lower blood glucose than those without such detectable antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uppsala University Children's Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Proos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobbah
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuvemo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty; D012621:Seasons