Msc in Diabetes a population approach Type 1 Diabetes

The American study suggested a male excess

Gender

• No sex-specific significant difference is apparent in the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in children,

• In adults appears more prevalent in men, with a prevalence of 0.42% of men aged 25-29, but 0.19% of women.

• This male excess disappears in older age groups - above 65 years of age the prevalence is 0.11% in men and 0.08% in women.

Type 1 Diabetes

• Increasing incidence

Increasing incidence

• UK

• 1951-60: 3.8 per 100,000
• 1961-70: 5.3 per 100,000
• 1971-80: 10.6 per 100,000
• 1985-95: 18.6 per 100,000

Type 1 diabetes is becoming commoner in children