Tull E S, Christian C L, Roseman J M
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1991;25(3):218-28.
A juvenile-onset diabetes registry was recently established in the United States Virgin Islands. Hospital and clinic records were used as the primary sources of case data, while data procured through a physician survey and mass media campaign were used to assess the completeness and validity of the registry listings. The data indicated that 39 people 0-19 years old developed diabetes during the study period (1 January 1979-31 December 1988), of whom 36 probably had Type 1 diabetes. Completeness of the primary source data was estimated at 92.3% and validity seemed very good (around 100%). Evaluation of these registry data has provided new insights into the epidemiology of Type 1 diabetes in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
美属维尔京群岛最近建立了一个青少年发病型糖尿病登记处。医院和诊所记录被用作病例数据的主要来源，而通过医生调查和大众媒体宣传活动获取的数据则用于评估登记列表的完整性和有效性。数据显示，在研究期间（1979年1月1日至1988年12月31日），有39名0至19岁的人患上了糖尿病，其中36人可能患有1型糖尿病。主要来源数据的完整性估计为92.3%，有效性似乎非常好（约100%）。对这些登记数据的评估为美属维尔京群岛1型糖尿病的流行病学提供了新的见解。
