Table 2

Age and sex specific average annual incidence rates of type 1 diabetes in 1984–93 among children aged 0–14 years

Age group
(years)
No of casesAverage annual incidence rates/100 000 (95% CI)
BoysGirlsBoysGirlsTotal
0–4 260 23615.6 (13.8 to 17.7)14.9  (13.1 to 16.9)15.3  (14.0 to 16.7)
5–9 393 38524.1 (21.8 to 26.6)24.8 (22.4 to 27.4)24.4 (22.7 to 26.2)
10–14 586 46634.6 (31.9 to 37.6)29.0 (26.4 to 31.7)31.9 (30.0 to 33.9)
All ages1239108724.8 (23.5 to 26.3)22.9 (21.6 to 24.3)23.9 (22.9 to 24.9)