Mortality in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus with onset between 1959 and 1996: A population-based study in Hokkaido, Japan

ConclusionsThis cohort study revealed a decrease in the mortality rate between 1959 —1979 and 1990—1996 in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Japan. Patients with onset after puberty had a higher mortality rate than those with onset before puberty.
Source: Diabetology International - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research