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[The central register for diabetes mellitus in children in Slovakia]
Insights
The central register tracked 574 pediatric diabetes mellitus patients in the SSR by mid-1988. Pediatric diabetes incidence showed a rising trend, with prevalence increasing with age, highlighting the need for ongoing research and patient management.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus
- Public Health Surveillance
Context:
- The study utilizes data from the central register of diabetes mellitus in the SSR, covering patients from birth to 18 years.
- Data collection includes family history, patient history at disease onset, and ongoing monitoring.
- The register recorded 574 patients by June 30, 1988, with a focus on children under 14 years.
Purpose:
- To analyze the incidence and prevalence trends of diabetes mellitus in children within the SSR.
- To identify risk factors, including genetic predisposition and preceding infections, associated with pediatric diabetes.
- To evaluate the current state of disease compensation and patient-parent cooperation.
Summary:
- The incidence of diabetes mellitus in children was 6 per 100,000, showing a slight upward trend.
- Prevalence increased with age, reaching 67 per 100,000 in children under 14 years.
- Genetic predisposition was noted in 284 families, and 240 children had a preceding acute illness (infection) within six weeks of diagnosis.
Impact:
- The findings provide essential data for diabetes mellitus research and understanding disease patterns in pediatric populations.
- The register facilitates patient management, statistical analysis, reporting, and resource planning for pediatric diabetes care.
- Understanding the interplay of genetics, infections, and disease progression can inform future prevention and treatment strategies.
Abstract:
The central register of diabetes mellitus in the SSR keeps records of patients from birth to the age of 14 and 18 years resp. The health institution reports patients on special forms. At the end of the first half of 1988 574 patients from the entire SSR were on record. The incidence of diabetes mellitus in the last years is 6 per 100,000 children and has a slightly rising trend. The prevalence is (to the date of June 30, 1988) 34 in children under 14 years and by age groups it is 6 in children under 4 years, 29 in children under 9 years and 67 in children under 14 years per 100,000 children of the respective age group. This indicates increasing numbers of sick children with advancing age. The register records data from the family-history (incidence of diabetes, risk factors), from the patient's history at the time of the manifestation of the disease and during the period of data collection. The present state is evaluated on the basis of biochemical and clinical results. The state of compensation and quality of cooperation with the patient and parents are interlinked. In 284 families diabetes was present in another or several members (total 413) (genetic predisposition). Before the onset of diabetes mellitus 240 children an acute illness was recorded with a time interval of six weeks (infection and possible damage of islets). In addition to providing basic data for research of the disease, the register helps with dispensarization, statistical work, reports to doctors, inviting patients and planning the needs of sick children.