We present data on 5 aspects of the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Canada: (a) the incidence of diabetes mellitus insulin-dependent patients aged <15 years: two Canadian centers participated in a epidemiological study on international subject who showed an incidence of diabetes mellitus of 25.5/100, 000 in Isle of Prince Edward Island (PEI) and 9.2 to Montreal. The reasons for these differences are unclear. Studies on the incidence of diabetes mellitus of 10 years in PEI show the epidemic nature of this disease, (b) the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among adult Canadians: The prevalence of autoimmune disease reported in Canada adults (18-74 years) was 5.1% in the study Canadian Heart Health Survey. There are no significant regional differences in prevalence in Canada. The prevalence increases with age (c) mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus: On PEI, 321 people with diabetes have died between January 1, 1982 and December 31, 1984, representing about 2% of death rates. Diabetes is reported as underlying cause in 16.8% of deaths, and as a contributory cause in 41.7%, while it is not mentioned at all in 41.1% of deaths.
Tags: adult Canadians Diabetes, Diabetes and death, Diabetes Mellitus in Canada, Factor of diabetes, Health Survey, Victim of diabetes
