Incidence trends and associated factors of diabetes mellitus in Korean children and adolescents: a retrospective cohort study in Busan and Gyeongnam

• Main Authors: Jung Hyun Lee (Author), Yu-Mi Kim (Author), Min Jung Kwak (Author), Su Yung Kim (Author), Hyun-Ji Kim (Author), Chong Kun Cheon (Author), Woo Yeong Chung (Author), Im-Jeong Choi (Author), Su Young Hong (Author), Hee Won Chueh (Author), Jae-Ho Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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PurposeThis study investigated the incidence trends and associated factors of type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents under 15 years of age in Busan and Gyeongnam, Korea from 2001 to 2010.MethodsMedical records of newly diagnosed diabetes patients (n=328; 160 ma...