School Children in Taiwan regularly receive urine screen for diabetes prevention. Prevalence and incidence of childhood glucosuria can be determined from mass urine screenings conducted for school children, from graders 1 to graders 12, each semester(average N=3.5 millions)from 1992 to 1997. Children with glucosuria identified from the preliminary urine examination received a follow-up examination. Positive subjects in both screens received futher confirmation examination including a third uirne test and a fasting plasma glucose test. Positive students in the third test were expected to receive referral consultation. The incidence rates of glucosuria positive for the third test were higher in girls (5 to 6 per 100,000) than in boys (3 to 4 per 100,000). The prevalence rates were also higher in girls than in boys (9.1 vs. 6.0 per 100,000 in 1997). The prevalence rates increased from 2.1 per 100,000 for graders 1 to a peak of 11.3 per 100,000 for graders 10, then decreased to 7.9 per 100,000 for graders 12. Children with glucosuria in the third test were 55 times more likely to have diabetes.
Learning Objectives: School children in Taiwan regularly receive urine screen for glucosuria for childhood diabetes prevention. Incidence and prevalence of glucosuria are estimated from the urine screening
Keywords: Diabetes, Child/Adolescent
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