2020
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13016
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Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes among Hong Kong children and adolescents: The Hong Kong Childhood Diabetes Registry 2008 to 2017

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“…Among the four seasons, newly diagnosed T1DM has long been described more commonly in winter, early spring, and late autumn months in Western countries ( 19 ). In a Japanese study, the peak periods of disease onset were spring and winter, which is similar to Hong Kong and southern China ( 16 , 18 ). However, a lack of seasonality was observed in a study from Shanghai ( 20 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
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“…Among the four seasons, newly diagnosed T1DM has long been described more commonly in winter, early spring, and late autumn months in Western countries ( 19 ). In a Japanese study, the peak periods of disease onset were spring and winter, which is similar to Hong Kong and southern China ( 16 , 18 ). However, a lack of seasonality was observed in a study from Shanghai ( 20 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Previous studies suggested that the incidence in males exceeds that in females in most countries where incidence is high (populations of European origin), but lower than that in females in low incidence countries (Asia and Africa) ( 2 , 15 , 16 ). In China, studies in Zhejiang, Harbin, and Hong Kong also reported a higher incidence in females than in males ( 6 , 17 , 18 ). In our study, the rate ratio of females was 1.32 (95% CI: 1.20, 1.93) in the 0-14 years age group.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It included all childhood diabetes diagnosed from 2008 onwards. The methodology on data collection was described previously 8 . In brief, it is a collaborative research project of all pediatric departments in the public health care system in Hong Kong.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The methodology on data collection was described previously. 8 In brief, it is a collaborative research project of all pediatric departments in the public health care system in Hong Kong. It consists of two parts, a retrospective registry that included all childhood diabetes diagnosed from 2008 to 2015, and a prospective part that included all children diagnosed from 2016 onwards.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The peak age for T1DM diagnosis is 5-9yrs and 10-14yrs 1,2 . The prevalence of T1DM is rising among the young population [3][4][5][6] . Patient with recently diagnosed T1DM generally have a lower body mass index; however, prevalence of obesity has increased among these patients during the recent decades 7 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%