title: Incidence of childhood type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in northeastern Thailand.
abstract: The incidence of type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in children under 15 years from northeastern Thailand was reported. Data of new cases from 1991 to 1995 were collected retrospectively by a mail survey from 257 government hospitals in the northeastern part of Thailand. The incidence rate of type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus was 0.3/100,000 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.24-0.38). The incidence rate in girls was 2 fold that of boys. More than half of the cases were diagnosed between the ages of 10 and 14. These data indicated that incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in Thailand is one of the lowest in the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Panamonta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laopaiboon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuchinda
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; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology