Msc in Diabetes a population approach Type 1 Diabetes

Geographical Variation

Adjusted incidence per 100,000 person year of Type 1 diabetes under 15 yr (1980)

• Finland

• Sweden

• Scotland

• England

• Netherlands

• France

Adjusted incidence per 100,000 person year of Type 1 diabetes under 15 yr (1980)

• Canada PEI

• Minnesota

• Colorado

• California

• Cuba

Geographical Variation

• A variation in incidence of type 1 diabetes in the British Isles has been observed.

• Rates in Scotland (20 cases/100,000/year), Wessex (17.1 cases/100,000/year) and East Anglia (17.7 cases/100,000/year), whilst significantly lower rates were found in the Thames region (8-12 cases/100,000/year), Northern Ireland (10.9 cases/100,000/year) and Eire (6.8 cases/100,000/year).

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