Shanghai, China, has the lowest confirmed incidence of childhood diabetes in the world.

作者信息

Fu H, Shen S X, Chen Z W, Wang J J, Ye T T, LaPorte R E, Tajima N

机构信息

Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Hospital of Pediatrics, Shanghai Medical University, China.

出版信息

Diabetes Care. 1994 Oct;17(10):1206-8. doi: 10.2337/diacare.17.10.1206.

OBJECTIVE

To determine the incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in 0- to 14-year-old children in Shanghai, China, from 1980 to 1991.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Data were collected from hospitals with pediatric departments. The secondary source of validation was primary and middle schools.

RESULTS

The average crude annual incidence rate was 0.61/100,000 (95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.77). The ascertainment-corrected incidence rates were 0.72/100,000 (0.57-0.91).

CONCLUSIONS

The incidence of childhood diabetes in Shanghai, China, was one of the lowest, if not the lowest, in the world.