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Age at diagnosis of diabetes in a secondary care population: 1992—2005

Patrick S Sharp

Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK, patrick.sharp{at}suht.swest.nhs.uk

Beata Brown

Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK

Asjid Qureshi

Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK

To assess the change in age at diagnosis of diabetes over time in a secondary care diabetes clinic, clinical characteristics of patients attending were compared in 1992 and 2005. Those of European and South Asian origins were analysed separately.

Results In 1992, 28.4% of patients of European and 7.5% of patients of South Asian origins had type 1 diabetes. These proportions were similar in 2005. Mean age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes remained unchanged from 1992 to 2005: Europeans: 20.6 versus 20.2 years (p=0.63) and in South Asians: 23.7 versus 21.3 years (p=0.21). By contrast the age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was younger in both groups in 2005 compared with 1992: Europeans: 54.0 versus 57.1 years (p<0.001). South Asians: 47.5 versus 49.0 years (p=0.003).

Conclusions These data suggest an earlier age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in those of both, European and South Asian origin over 13 years of study.

Key Words: age at onset • European • South Asian • type 1 diabetes • type 2 diabetes.

The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 8, No. 2, 92-95 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514080080020701
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