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GONZALEZ RAMOS, Yan et al. Characterization of the Onset of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Children Under 18 Years Old. Rev. Finlay [online]. 2016, vol.6, n.4, pp. 265-273. ISSN 2221-2434.

Foundation: diabetes mellitus type 1 is the most frequent chronic endocrinology disease in the pediatric age and the second chronic disease in childhood after bronchial asthma in developed countries. Objective: to identify epistemological aspects in the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children under 18 years old in the Cienfuegos province from 1997 to 2015. Methods: a descriptive retrospective study was realized in patients under 18 years old diagnosed diabetic type 1 mellitus in the mentioned period. The variables used were: year and age of onset, sex, skin colour, and municipality of precedence. The results are presented in frequency tables and percentages. Results: the percentage of patients of male and female sex was quite similar with a low predominance of the male (53.5 %). The group 5-9 years old presented the highest number of patients (35 cases) but without significant differences with the group 10-14 years old (34 cases). The white skin colour predominated with 78.7 %. The highest number of cases presented during the autumn months with 30. The municipalities of higher incidence were Cienfuegos with 40 and Cumanayagua with 16 cases respectively. Conclusion: there has been an increase in the last years in the incidence with a slight predominance of the male sex and the 5-9 year old group. White race predominated. The highest number on onset occurred in autumn and in the Cienfuegos municipality.

Palavras-chave : diabetes mellitus type 1; chronic disease; endocrine system diseases; child preschool; adolescent.

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