title: The incidence and prevalence of type-1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence, prevalence of type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and the presence of islet-cell antibodies (ICAs) in people of African ancestry in the Bahamas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospital records of type-1 DM were reviewed. Seventeen consecutive patients had postmeal C-peptide and ICA determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence and prevalence of type-1 DM in the Bahamas were: incidence--10.1/100,000, age 0-14 years; and prevalence--31/100,000 age 0-24 years. Only two out of 17 (11.8%) patients had ICAs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Type-1 DM is common in children of African ancestry in the Bahamas. ICAs were absent in the majority of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital. samaxe@aol.com
authors.forename: Sebastian A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Percival
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: Corrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: SinQuee
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015551:Autoimmunity; D001444:Bahamas / Q000453:epidemiology; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; C057691:islet-cell-stimulating antibodies