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Ethnic group differences in overweight and obese children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
  1. S Shenoy,
  2. S Waldron,
  3. D Cody,
  4. P G F Swift
  1. Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr D Cody
    24 Powys Avenue, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2DP, UK; declan.codyuhl-tr.nhs.uk

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    We read with interest the paper by Saxena et al who report differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity in children of different ethnic groups.1

    The increased prevalence of overweight in adolescents with type 1 diabetes2 and among South Asian and Afro-Caribbean children with type 2 diabetes3 is well recognised. However, little information exists on the differences in obesity between white Caucasian and South Asian children with type 1 diabetes.

    We conducted a retrospective analysis of the children with type 1 diabetes in our centre in Leicestershire, with an estimated proportion …

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