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Community child health, public health, and epidemiology
International parallels in leukaemia and diabetes epidemiology
  1. R G Feltbower1,
  2. P A McKinney1,
  3. M F Greaves2,
  4. R C Parslow1,
  5. H J Bodansky3
  1. 1University of Leeds, UK
  2. 2Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
  3. 3The General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr P A McKinney
    Paediatric Epidemiology Group, Unit of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, University of Leeds, 30 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LN, UK; p.a.mckinneyleeds.ac.uk

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and type 1 diabetes have an environmental aetiology and common epidemiological features. Incidence rates and national characteristics of both conditions were investigated in 40 countries worldwide. There was a significant positive correlation between diseases. Markers of wealth and affluence were significantly associated with high incidence.

  • epidemiology
  • incidence
  • leukaemia
  • type 1 diabetes

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