American Journal of Epidemiology
Volume 135, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 1231-1236

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in native estonians and immigrants to estonia (Article)

Podar T.* , Tuomilehto-wolf E. , Tuomilehto J. , Laporte R.E. , Adojaan B.
  • a Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia
  • b National Public Health Institute, Helsinkl, Finland
  • c National Public Health Institute, Helsinkl, Finland
  • d World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Diabetes Registries and Training, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • e Republic Endocrinology Center, Tartu, Estonia

Abstract

The authors compared the epidemiology of childhood insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Estonia during 1980-1989 between native Estonians and an immigrant group that consisted mainly of Russians. The average annual incidence of diabetes mellitus was significantly higher in Estonians (11.8 per 100, 000 children aged <15 years; 95% confidence interval (CI) 10.4-13.3) than in non-Estonians (7.6 per 100, 000 children aged <15; 95 % Cl 6.2-9.4). This difference appeared in both sexes. The highest incidence in both Estonians and non-Estonians was recorded in 1982, when the incidence in the immigrant population was twice as high as the baseline level. These data indicate that immigrant populations need not acquire the same risk of insulin-dependent diabetes as the native population. Am J Epidemiol 1992; 135: 1231-6 © 1992 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Author Keywords

Incidence Insulin-dependent Diabetes mellitus Ethnic groups

Index Keywords

Russia immigrant Registries insulin dependent diabetes mellitus human Ethnic Groups ethnic group Confidence Intervals priority journal USSR Ukraine Estonia Adolescent male environmental factor female Infant Child, Preschool Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent Incidence Article Support, Non-U.S. Gov't major clinical study disease predisposition Emigration and Immigration Poisson distribution health care system Byelarus Child
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DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116229
ISSN: 00029262
Cited by: 22
Original Language: English