ArticleDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2025
A longitudinal cohort study describing childhood type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence rates in British Columbia, Canada over 27 years (1997-2023).
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- Rotavirus Infection as a Contributor to Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes: Review and Recommendations.Viruses · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence-driven therapeutics for disease modification in type 1 diabetes: a digital public health and clinical translation framework.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- A longitudinal cohort study describing childhood type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence rates in British Columbia, Canada over 27 years (1997-2023).Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2025Article
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aimsOur study described incidence and prevalence trends of type 1 diabetes in children and youth under 20 years of age from 1997 to 2023 in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) and assessed for a 4-, 5-, or 6-year cyclicity or increase in incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsUsing linked population-level databases and a validated case-finding and diabetes differentiating algorithm, we identified children with type 1 diabetes diagnosed between 1997 and 2023. Data sources included hospital admissions, outpatient physician visits, and dispensed prescriptions. Population denominators were based on annual age- and sex-stratified population estimates. We calculated incidence per 100,000 and prevalence per 100 cases, using JoinPoint regression to identify trend changes. Cyclical patterns were tested using sine and cosine terms.
resultsFrom 1997 to 2023, the incidence of paediatric type 1 diabetes increased markedly until 2008 and then declined very gradually, with similar patterns across age and sex. Incidence was higher in boys, highest among children aged 5 to 14 years, and lowest in those aged 15 to 19 years. After 2012, prevalent cases stabilized in those under 10 and decreased in those over 10 years old. There was no evidence of cyclical trends or changes in incidence or prevalence during or after the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS/
interpretationWe report a stabilization of type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence, along with the absence of pandemic-related increases. These trends may in part reflect demographic changes in British Columbia's paediatric population, including a growing proportion of children from immigrant backgrounds with historically lower type 1 diabetes risk. Unfortunately, our data sources do not include ethnicity, limiting our ability to explore these patterns directly. This study will support the optimization of resource allocation and inform healthcare improvement and long-term management of childhood type 1 diabetes.
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