A Wave in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Incidence after the Emergence of COVID-19: Peak and Trough Patterns in German Youth - A Population-Based Study from the Prospective Multicenter DPV Registry
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posted on 2025-02-25, 17:16 authored by Clemens Kamrath, Alexander J. Eckert, Sarah Lignitz, Nikolas Hillenbrand, Axel Dost, Katharina Warncke, Daniela Klose, Karina Grohmann-Held, Reinhard W Holl, Joachim RosenbauerThe incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic (1,2). However, it is not known whether this increase is a persistent phenomenon, which would have significant implications for future patient care.
The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term incidence of childhood T1D in Germany during the nine years before and four years after the emergence of COVID-19.
