Abstract

Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in FinlandThe incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D), one of the most prevalent chronic disease in children, has increased worldwide. 1The highest recorded incidence in children younger than 15 years was 64.2 per 100 000 person-years in Finland in 2005. 2 We examined the incidence rates between 2006 and 2011 in Finnish children younger than 15 years as well as the 32-year trend (1980-2011).Methods | All children with newly diagnosed T1D were ascertained using several nationwide registers as previously described. 2Age-standardized and age-specific annual incidence rates for age groups 0-4, 5-9, and 10-14 years were calculated.Changes in trends between 1980 and 2011 were identified using the Joinpoint Regression Program version 4.0.1 (Na-