The changing incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Wales : Effect of gender and season at diagnosis and birth

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AIMS: Determinants of the changing incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes remain uncertain. We determined the recent time-trend of type 1 diabetes incidence in Wales and explored the role of vitamin D by evaluating the influence of season both at diagnosis and at birth.

METHODS: Data from all Welsh paediatric units 1990-2019, and from primary care to determine ascertainment.

RESULTS: Log-linear modelling indicated a non-linear secular trend in incidence with peak and subsequent decline. The peak occurred around June 2010: 31∙3 cases/year/100,000 children aged < 15y. It occurred earlier in children younger at diagnosis and earlier in boys. There were more cases in males aged <2y and >12y but more in females aged 9-10 y. More were diagnosed in winter. Also, children born in winter had less risk of future diabetes.

CONCLUSIONS: The risk of developing type 1 diabetes before age 15y in Wales is no longer increasing. The data on season are consistent with a preventative role for vitamin D both during pregnancy and later childhood. Metereological Office data shows increasing hours of sunlight since 1980 likely to increase vitamin D levels with less diabetes. Additional dietary supplementation with vitamin D might further reduce the incidence of type 1 diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:175

Enthalten in:

Diabetes research and clinical practice - 175(2021) vom: 15. Mai, Seite 108739

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Harvey, J N [VerfasserIn]
Hibbs, R [VerfasserIn]
Maguire, M J [VerfasserIn]
O'Connell, H [VerfasserIn]
Gregory, J W [VerfasserIn]
Brecon Group (The Wales Paediatric Diabetes Interest Group) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aetiology
Childhood
Incidence rate
Journal Article
Type 1 diabetes
Vitamin D

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Date Completed 16.07.2021

Date Revised 16.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108739

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NLM322682509