Patterson C C, Smith P G, Webb J, Heasman M A, Mann J I
Department of Medical Computing and Statistics, Queen's University of Belfast, UK.
Diabet Med. 1988 Mar;5(2):160-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1988.tb00964.x.
Routinely collected Scottish hospital discharge data were used to identify newly diagnosed cases of diabetes mellitus under the age of 19 years. In the period 1977-83 there were 2183 cases, an average annual incidence of 21.0 per 100,000 per annum. This rate is one of the highest reported and represents a continuation of the increase in incidence which occurred during the period 1968-76. Statistically significant geographical variation in incidence was observed with the higher incidence in the least densely populated areas. Seasonal variation in the month of first admission was evident in all except the under-five age group with peaks occurring in winter. An estimated 60% of newly diagnosed cases were readmitted within 5 years and the pattern of readmission was found to differ little between males and females or between age groups.
利用常规收集的苏格兰医院出院数据来确定19岁以下新诊断的糖尿病病例。在1977年至1983年期间，有2183例病例，年平均发病率为每10万人每年21.0例。该发病率是所报道的最高发病率之一，并且代表了1968年至1976年期间发病率上升的持续情况。观察到发病率存在统计学上显著的地理差异，人口密度最低的地区发病率较高。除了五岁以下年龄组外，首次入院月份的季节性变化在所有年龄组中都很明显，冬季出现高峰。估计60%的新诊断病例在5年内再次入院，并且发现再次入院模式在男性和女性之间或年龄组之间差异不大。
