PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF JUVENILE ONSET INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS IN FRANCE

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 3  (4) , 229-234
Abstract
The prevalence and incidence of juvenile diabetes was estimated in the population of France. Only diabetes treated with insulin was considered. The prevalence of diabetes in children at the end of 1975 was 1/4200 children who had not yet reached their 15th birthday. The number of cases increased regularly with each year of age. There were more boys than girls with diabetes, but the sex ratio did not differ significantly from that of the normal population. The incidence for 1975 was 1/27,000 children aged 0-14 yr, i.e., 1 new juvenile diabetic/yr can be expected in a population of 100,000 inhabitants of all ages. Diabetes was diagnosed more often in the children in Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. regardless of age. Comparison of the French data with information collected from published literature and other sources shows some similarities, but also many marked differences between countries. Some of these differences may be due to different methods of ascertainment. Standardization of methods is a prerequisite for comparability of data.

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