Increased incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic. Figures from an Italian tertiary care center
Riccardo Schiaffini, Annalisa Deodati, Novella Rapini, Valentina Pampanini, Stefano Cianfarani
Abstract
Highlights In 2021 as a whole we report an increase (22% to 35%) in incidence of type 1 diabetes compared to the years 2017 to 2020. A peak of incidence in the last 4 months of 2021, when the “fourth wave” of COVID‐19 peaked in Italy, has been observed. In the last quarter of 2021 there was a significant increased type 1 diabetes incidence in the age group under 12 years. We speculate that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection may have had an impact on type 1 diabetes incidence in children, especially in age groups not protected by vaccination.
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MedicineIncidence (geometry)PandemicDiabetes mellitusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsType 1 diabetesTertiary careSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Quarter (Canadian coin)Vaccination2019-20 coronavirus outbreakType 2 diabetesInternal medicineDiseaseVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)EndocrinologyOutbreakArchaeologyHistoryOpticsPhysicsKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDiabetes and associated disorders