AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study aimed to analyze trends in type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses over 28 years at a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, amidst a lack of information on the disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • - A total of 1717 individuals with T1D were enrolled, revealing a male-to-female ratio of 1:1.2, with a noted increase in diagnoses among adolescents (ages 10-19) while seeing a decline in diagnoses for younger children (ages 0-9) over the years.
  • - Overall, the research indicated a general decrease in T1D enrolments, with a contrasting rise in cases among adolescents during the study period from 1992 to 201

Article Abstract

Background: Despite the fact that the rate of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is increasing worldwide, there exists a dearth of information on the disease in most sub-Saharan African countries. The goal of this study was to determine the enrolment trend of T1D using data compiled over 28 y from a teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana.

Methods: Information collected included sex, age at diagnosis and date of T1D diagnosis. We identified trends from 1992 to 2018, divided into 3 y intervals.

Results: From 1992 to 2018, 1717 individuals with T1D were enrolled in the diabetes clinic at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The male:female ratio was 1:1.2. The number of individuals diagnosed with T1D decreased among the 10-19 y age group during the 1992-1994 period, followed by a progressive increase within the same age group during the subsequent period (from 35.4% in 1995-1997 to 63.2% in 2016-2018). There was a decline in the proportion of children 0-9 y of age diagnosed during the study period (from 5.1% in 1992-1994 to 3.6% in 2016-2018).

Conclusions: In our study population, a decreasing trend of T1D enrolments was observed in general while among adolescents an increasing trend was observed.

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