Trends in type 1 diabetes diagnosis in Ghana.
Ghana
Kumasi
diabetes mellitus
enrolments
trends
type 1
Journal
International health
ISSN: 1876-3405
Titre abrégé: Int Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101517095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jul 2022
01 Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
07
07
2019
revised:
26
08
2019
accepted:
13
09
2019
pubmed:
13
2
2020
medline:
13
2
2020
entrez:
13
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite the fact that the rate of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is increasing worldwide, there exists a dearth of information on the disease in most sub-Saharan African countries. The goal of this study was to determine the enrolment trend of T1D using data compiled over 28 y from a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Information collected included sex, age at diagnosis and date of T1D diagnosis. We identified trends from 1992 to 2018, divided into 3 y intervals. From 1992 to 2018, 1717 individuals with T1D were enrolled in the diabetes clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The male:female ratio was 1:1.2. The number of individuals diagnosed with T1D decreased among the 10-19 y age group during the 1992-1994 period, followed by a progressive increase within the same age group during the subsequent period (from 35.4% in 1995-1997 to 63.2% in 2016-2018). There was a decline in the proportion of children 0-9 y of age diagnosed during the study period (from 5.1% in 1992-1994 to 3.6% in 2016-2018). In our study population, a decreasing trend of T1D enrolments was observed in general while among adolescents an increasing trend was observed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Despite the fact that the rate of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is increasing worldwide, there exists a dearth of information on the disease in most sub-Saharan African countries. The goal of this study was to determine the enrolment trend of T1D using data compiled over 28 y from a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana.
METHODS
METHODS
Information collected included sex, age at diagnosis and date of T1D diagnosis. We identified trends from 1992 to 2018, divided into 3 y intervals.
RESULTS
RESULTS
From 1992 to 2018, 1717 individuals with T1D were enrolled in the diabetes clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The male:female ratio was 1:1.2. The number of individuals diagnosed with T1D decreased among the 10-19 y age group during the 1992-1994 period, followed by a progressive increase within the same age group during the subsequent period (from 35.4% in 1995-1997 to 63.2% in 2016-2018). There was a decline in the proportion of children 0-9 y of age diagnosed during the study period (from 5.1% in 1992-1994 to 3.6% in 2016-2018).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In our study population, a decreasing trend of T1D enrolments was observed in general while among adolescents an increasing trend was observed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32050027
pii: 5734745
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz096
pmc: PMC9248061
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
442-446Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.