Abstract
The prevalence and incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in children under 18 years of age in Gunma were studied using information obtained from questionnaires sent to hospitals in Gunma prefecture.The number of IDDM patients was 80 (31 boys and 49 girls) in March of 1991. The prevalence and incidence of IDDM were 1.65/10, 000 and 1.71/100, 000, respectively. The incidence was very similar to those found in other areas of Japan. However, the prevalence was slightly higher. Thirty percent of IDDM patients were identified at school physical check-ups, because of glucosuria and 58.3% of these patients had already shown diabetic symptoms such as polyuria and polydypsia.
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