Epidemiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the pediatric population in Veneto Region, Italy

Marco Marigliano; Elisa Tadiotto; Anita Morandi; Alberto Sabbion; Giovanna Contreas; Francesco Avossa; Ugo Fedeli; Claudio Maffeis

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.12.009

Epidemiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the pediatric population in Veneto Region, Italy

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2015 Mar;107(3):e19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.12.009. Epub 2015 Jan 20.

Authors

Marco Marigliano¹, Elisa Tadiotto², Anita Morandi², Alberto Sabbion², Giovanna Contreas², Francesco Avossa³, Ugo Fedeli³, Claudio Maffeis²

Affiliations

¹ Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Clinical Nutrition & Obesity, Department of Life & Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Clinical Nutrition & Obesity, Department of Life & Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
³ Epidemiological Department, Veneto Region, Passaggio Gaudenzio 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.

PMID: 25641011
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.12.009

Abstract

We assessed the prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Veneto Region in Italy. The average prevalence and incidence rates were 1.26/1000 subjects and 16.5/100,000 person-years, respectively. This study shows that the Veneto Region is an area with intermediate-high risk of T1DM.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Youth.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age of Onset
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Prevalence