title: Incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Slovenia during the years 1988-1995.
abstract: The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Slovenian children aged 0-14 years was studied between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 1995. The crude annual incidence rate of the disease (per 100000) over this 8-year period was 8.00 (95% C. I. 6.98-9.02) for both sexes (7.18 for boys and 8.87 for girls). Thus, the incidence standardized to the world population was 7.59 (95% C. I. 6.57 - 8.61). Male/female ratios were 1.33 in the age group 0-4 years, 0.66 in the age group 5-9 years, and 0.83 in the age group 10-14 years. The study has proven that the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Slovenia is similar to that in other central European countries where the population is of different ethnic origin. However, a remarkably higher incidence of the disease in girls than boys except in the age group below 5 years of age was found which needs further investigation.
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Battelino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krzisnik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; 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; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017524:Slovenia