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. 2005 Feb;97(2):250–252.

The incidence and prevalence of type-1 diabetes mellitus.

Sebastian A Peter 1, Rebecca Johnson 1, Charles Taylor 1, Andrea Hanna 1, Patrick Roberts 1, Percival McNeil 1, Beverley Archer 1, Corrine SinQuee 1, Paul Roberts 1
PMCID: PMC2568770  PMID: 15712788

Abstract

AIM: To determine the incidence, prevalence of type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and the presence of islet-cell antibodies (ICAs) in people of African ancestry in the Bahamas. METHOD: Hospital records of type-1 DM were reviewed. Seventeen consecutive patients had postmeal C-peptide and ICA determined. RESULTS: The incidence and prevalence of type-1 DM in the Bahamas were: incidence--10.1/100,000, age 0-14 years; and prevalence--31/100,000 age 0-24 years. Only two out of 17 (11.8%) patients had ICAs. CONCLUSION: Type-1 DM is common in children of African ancestry in the Bahamas. ICAs were absent in the majority of the patients.

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