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. 2017 Apr 13;376(15):1419-1429.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1610187.

Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012

Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis  1 , Jean M Lawrence  1 , Dana Dabelea  1 , Jasmin Divers  1 , Scott Isom  1 , Lawrence Dolan  1 , Giuseppina Imperatore  1 , Barbara Linder  1 , Santica Marcovina  1 , David J Pettitt  1 , Catherine Pihoker  1 , Sharon Saydah  1 , Lynne Wagenknecht  1 ; SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
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Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012

Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis et al. N Engl J Med. .

Abstract

Background: Diagnoses of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youths present a substantial clinical and public health burden. The prevalence of these diseases increased in the 2001-2009 period, but data on recent incidence trends are lacking.

Methods: We ascertained cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus at five study centers in the United States. Denominators (4.9 million youths annually) were obtained from the U.S. Census or health-plan member counts. After the calculation of annual incidence rates for the 2002-2012 period, we analyzed trends using generalized autoregressive moving-average models with 2-year moving averages.

Results: A total of 11,245 youths with type 1 diabetes (0 to 19 years of age) and 2846 with type 2 diabetes (10 to 19 years of age) were identified. Overall unadjusted estimated incidence rates of type 1 diabetes increased by 1.4% annually (from 19.5 cases per 100,000 youths per year in 2002-2003 to 21.7 cases per 100,000 youths per year in 2011-2012, P=0.03). In adjusted pairwise comparisons, the annual rate of increase was greater among Hispanics than among non-Hispanic whites (4.2% vs. 1.2%, P<0.001). Overall unadjusted incidence rates of type 2 diabetes increased by 7.1% annually (from 9.0 cases per 100,000 youths per year in 2002-2003 to 12.5 cases per 100,000 youths per year in 2011-2012, P<0.001 for trend across race or ethnic group, sex, and age subgroups). Adjusted pairwise comparisons showed that the relative annual increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes among non-Hispanic whites (0.6%) was lower than that among non-Hispanic blacks, Asians or Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans (P<0.05 for all comparisons) and that the annual rate of increase among Hispanics differed significantly from that among Native Americans (3.1% vs. 8.9%, P=0.01). After adjustment for age, sex, and race or ethnic group, the relative annual increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes was 1.8% (P<0.001) and that of type 2 diabetes was 4.8% (P<0.001).

Conclusions: The incidences of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youths increased significantly in the 2002-2012 period, particularly among youths of minority racial and ethnic groups. (Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.).

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Marcovina reports receiving consulting fees from Denka-Saiken and MedTest DX. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Figure 1. Model-Adjusted Incidence Estimates
Shown are model-adjusted incidence estimates per 100,000 youths. The incidence of type 1 diabetes was assessed among participants who were 0 to 19 years of age, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes among participants who were 10 to 19 years of age. P values are for the linear trend tests in each racial or ethnic group, according to type of diabetes. Significant results suggest a positive annual rate of increase during the study period.
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