Incidence of type 1 diabetes in Chilean children between 2006 and 2021: significant increase during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1007/s00592-023-02163-3
dc.creatorTampe, Ingeborg
dc.creatorGarfias, Carolina
dc.creatorBorzutzky, Arturo
dc.creatorSlaibe, Lissette
dc.creatorGarcía, Hernán
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T19:50:19Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T19:50:19Z
dc.descriptionAims: An increase in type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence has been observed in several countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study is to determine T1D incidence trends in Chilean children between 2006 and 2021, and specifically evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in this population. Methods: We reviewed mandatory notifications of T1D in Chile's public and private health system in youth < 20 years between 2006 and 2021, and compared COVID-19 pre-pandemic and pandemic incidence. Results: In Chile, 9472 new T1D cases in children were confirmed between 2006 and 2021. The mean annual T1D incidence in the entire period was 12.7/100,000 inhabitants, with an incidence of 11.7/100,000 between 2006 and 2019 vs. 20.2/100,000 during 2020–2021 (β = 0.691, [95%CI 0.479–0903], p < 0.001.) The highest incidence was observed in the 10–14 years age group, but a significant increasing incidence was observed in all age groups. The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, had the highest incidence rate of the study period. While a 5% mean annual increase was observed between 2006 and 2019, in 2021 the T1D incidence jumped 28.5% compared with the two previous years. We found a higher T1D incidence in population with private insurance than public insurance (14.8 vs. 11.7/100.000, respectively, RR = 1.26 [95%CI 1.03–1.53], p < 0.027). Conclusions: T1D incidence rates in Chilean youth doubled between 2006 and 2018, subsequently presenting a striking increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/8d86303d-04f5-4a03-94e1-bb2f6f203929
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/56556
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.sourcevol.29 (2023) date: 2023-08-14 nr.34 p.29-34
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectIncidence
dc.subjectType 1 diabetes
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleIncidence of type 1 diabetes in Chilean children between 2006 and 2021: significant increase during the COVID-19 pandemiceng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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