Table.
Seasonal pattern of dates of birth in cohorts of children with diabetes compared with that expected from national birth rates
| Region | No of cases | χ2 for seasonality of birth | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain: | |||
| Scotland* | 2408 | 8.9 | 0.01 |
| Yorkshire* | 1232 | 8.3 | 0.01 |
| England and Wales* | 1270 | 4.9 | 0.09 |
| Oxford | 758 | 5.2 | 0.07 |
| Leicester | 329 | 7.2 | 0.03 |
| Total | 5997 | 10.2 | 0.006 |
| Austria | 895 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Czech Republic | 1512 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Denmark | 296 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | 1303 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Italy (Lazio) | 471 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Lithuania | 486 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Luxembourg | 72 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Malta | 98 | 5.6 | 0.06 |
| Northern Ireland | 462 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Poland | 448 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Romania | 185 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Italy (Sardinia) | 886 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Slovakia | 889 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Spain | 914 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Sweden (Stockholm) | 520 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
*
Cohorts contain patients reported previously.3