Type-1 diabetes onset age and sex differences between Ghanaian and German urban populations

J Diabetes. 2019 Dec;11(12):1002-1004. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12978. Epub 2019 Sep 29.

Abstract

Highlights Type 1 diabetes onset age in Kumasi/Ghana has a peak at around 17 to 20 years, whereas the peak is at 11 to 12 years in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Higher proportions of females were found in the type 1 diabetes cohort from Ghana, and males were more frequent in the German cohort.

Keywords: Germany; onset age; sex distribution; sub-Saharan Ghana; type 1 diabetes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Ghana / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Distribution
  • Time Factors
  • Urban Health*
  • Young Adult