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Pang GSW, Chung TWH, Choy HHT, Lee CY, Tung JYL, Fu ACC, Tsang JWY, Yau HC, Belaramani KM, Wong LM, But BWM, Chow JCK, Wong SMY, Cheung PCH, Lo PWC, Ng KL, Poon SWY, Chan KT, Chan AMK, Wong SWC, Tay MK, Chung YK, Lam YY, Kwan EYW. Review on the screening of urine glucose for early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in school children and adolescents with obesity in Hong Kong. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2024; 37:130-136. [PMID: 38282366 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2023-0295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are growing health concerns. Since 2005, Student Health Service (SHS) and Hong Kong Paediatric Society formulated a protocol on urine glucose screening (UGS) for early diagnosis of T2DM in students with obesity in Hong Kong. This study reviews students with T2DM captured by this screening program and compare the data with the Hong Kong Children Diabetes Registry (HKCDR) database, to see if the UGS program facilitates early diagnosis of T2DM. METHODS Students between the ages of 10-18 years old with age- and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) >97th percentile who attended SHS between the school years from 2005/06 to 2017/18 were recruited for UGS. Those tested positive for random urine glucose underwent diagnostic testing for T2DM according to ADA guidelines. Demographic data and investigatory results from UGS and HKCDR within the same time period were compared. RESULTS A total of 216,526 students completed UGS in the said period; 415 (0.19 %) students were tested positive for urine glucose of which 121 students were diagnosed with T2DM. UGS picked up 23 % of the newly diagnosed T2DM cases. When compared to the HKCDR database, students diagnosed via UGS were significantly younger, less obese, and had fewer diabetic related complications. The negative predictive value of UGS is high and can effectively rule out T2DM. CONCLUSIONS Urine glucose screening is an inexpensive and simple test that allows for early diagnosis of T2DM among obese school students. Other methods including POCT HbA1c can be explored to improve program effectiveness.
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- Gloria Shir-Wey Pang
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Li MWT, Poon SWY, Cheung C, Wong CKC, Shing MMK, Chow TTW, Lee SLK, Pang GSW, Kwan EYW, Poon GWK, Yau HC, Tung JYL, Liu APY. Incidence and Predictors for Oncologic Etiologies in Chinese Children with Pituitary Stalk Thickening. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3935. [PMID: 37568752 PMCID: PMC10417368 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND With the increasing use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of children with endocrine disorders, pituitary stalk thickening (PST) poses a clinical conundrum due to the potential for underlying neoplasms and challenges in obtaining a tissue biopsy. The existing literature suggests Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) to be the commonest (16%) oncologic cause for PST, followed by germ cell tumors (GCTs, 13%) (CCLG 2021). As the cancer epidemiology varies according to ethnicity, we present herein the incidence and predictors for oncologic etiologies in Hong Kong Chinese children with PST. METHODS Based on a territory-wide electronic database, we reviewed patients aged < 19 years who presented to three referral centers with endocrinopathies between 2010 and 2022. Records for patients who underwent at least one MRI brain/pituitary were examined (n = 1670): those with PST (stalk thickness ≥ 3 mm) were included, while patients with pre-existing cancer, other CNS and extra-CNS disease foci that were diagnostic of the underlying condition were excluded. RESULTS Twenty-eight patients (M:F = 10:18) were identified. The median age at diagnosis of PST was 10.9 years (range: 3.8-16.5), with central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) being the most frequent presenting endocrine disorders. At a median follow-up of 4.8 years, oncologic diagnoses were made in 14 patients (50%), including 13 GCTs (46%; germinoma = 11, non-germinoma = 2) and one LCH (4%). Among patients with GCTs, 10 were diagnosed based on histology, two by abnormal tumor markers and one by a combination of histology and tumor markers. Three patients with germinoma were initially misdiagnosed as hypophysitis/LCH. The cumulative incidence of oncologic diagnoses was significantly higher in boys and patients with PST at presentation ≥6.5 mm, CDI or ≥2 pituitary hormone deficiencies at presentation and evolving hypopituitarism (all p < 0.05 by log-rank). CONCLUSIONS A higher rate of GCTs was observed in Chinese children with endocrinopathy and isolated PST. The predictors identified in this study may guide healthcare providers in Asia in clinical decision making. Serial measurement of tumor markers is essential in management.
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- Mario W. T. Li
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (M.W.T.L.); (S.L.K.L.); (J.Y.L.T.)
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Poon SWY, Tung JYL, Wong WHS, Cheung PT, Fu ACC, Pang GSW, To SWY, Wong LM, Wong WY, Chan SY, Yau HC, See WS, But BWM, Wong SMY, Lo PWC, Ng KL, Chan KT, Lam HY, Wong SWC, Lam YY, Yuen HW, Chung JYK, Lee CY, Tay MK, Kwan EYW. Diabetic ketoacidosis in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: demographics, risk factors and outcome: an 11 year review in Hong Kong. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2022; 35:1132-1140. [PMID: 36001345 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of children presenting with DKA in new-onset T1D from 2008 to 2018 in Hong Kong. METHODS Data was extracted from the Hong Kong Childhood Diabetes Registry. All subjects less than 18 years with newly diagnosed T1D from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2018 managed in the public hospitals were included. Information on demographics, laboratory parameters, DKA-related complications and management were analyzed. RESULTS In the study period, there were 556 children with newly diagnosed T1D in our registry and 43.3% presented with DKA. The crude incidence rate of new-onset T1D with DKA was 1.79 per 100,000 persons/year (CI: 1.56-2.04). Subjects presenting with DKA were younger (9.5 ± 4.5 vs. 10.5 ± 4.4, p=0.01) and had shorter duration of symptoms (4.2 ± 5.9 days vs. 10.6 ± 17.1 days, p<0.01). Regarding management, up to 12.4% were given insulin boluses and 82.6% were started on insulin infusion 1 h after fluid resuscitation. The rate of cerebral edema was 0.8% and there was no mortality. CONCLUSIONS Younger age and shorter duration of symptoms were associated with DKA in new-onset T1D. Despite availability of international guidelines, there was inconsistency in acute DKA management. These call for a need to raise public awareness on childhood diabetes as well as standardization of practice in management of pediatric DKA in Hong Kong.
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- Sarah Wing-Yiu Poon
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China.,Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Tung JYL, Kwan EYW, But BWM, Wong WHS, Fu ACC, Pang G, Tsang JWY, Yau HC, Belaramani K, Wong LM, Wong SMY, Lo P, Ng KL, Yeung WKY, Chan KT, Chan AMK, Wong SWC, Tay MK, Chung J, Lee CY, Lam YY, Cheung PT. Incidence and clinical characteristics of pediatric-onset type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong: The Hong Kong childhood diabetes registry 2008 to 2017. Pediatr Diabetes 2022; 23:556-561. [PMID: 33978300 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE With increasing prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide, the incidence of pediatric-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) is also increasing in many countries. We aim to analyze the time trend and incidence of T2D in children in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2017, and to characterize clinical characteristics at diagnosis. METHODS Data were retrieved from the Hong Kong Childhood Diabetes Registry. All children with T2D diagnosed at the age of less than 18 years from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2017 and managed in the public health care system were included in this study. RESULTS In the incident years of 2008-2017 period, 391 children were diagnosed with T2D. The crude incidence rate was 3.42 per 100,000 persons/year [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.08-3.76], which was much higher than that in last registry of 1.27 per 100,000 persons/year in 1997-2007 (P < 0.001).Most children (76%) were asymptomatic and were diagnosed by routine screening. At presentation, a significant proportion presented with co-morbidities including fatty liver (37.9%), dyslipidaemia (35.3%), hypertension (22.5%), and microalbuminuria (12.8%). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of T2D in children has increased significantly in Hong Kong. Most of them were asymptomatic and picked up on routine health screening. Yet, comorbidities were commonly identified at diagnosis.
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- Joanna Yuet-Ling Tung
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Paediatrics, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Department of Paediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Department of Paediatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Paediatric Endocrinology, Genetic and Metabolism, Virtus Medical Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Tung JYL, Kwan EYW, But BWM, Wong WHS, Fu ACC, Pang G, Tsang JWY, Yau HC, Belaramani K, Wong LM, Wong SMY, Lo P, Ng KL, Yeung WKY, Chan KT, Chan AMK, Wong SWC, Tay MK, Chung J, Lee CY, Lam YY, Cheung PT. Increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes among Hong Kong children and adolescents: The Hong Kong Childhood Diabetes Registry 2008 to 2017. Pediatr Diabetes 2020; 21:713-719. [PMID: 32267057 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been reported to be rising but there is also evidence that it has been attenuated in recent years. We described the time trends and the incidence of T1D in children in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2017 and compared with the previous local registry in 1997 to 2007. METHODS Data were extracted from the Hong Kong Childhood Diabetes Registry, which was established in 2016. It consists of a retrospective registry (including all childhood diabetes diagnosed in 2008 to 2015) and a prospective registry (including all T1D children diagnosed from 2016 onwards). All T1D children diagnosed at the age of less than 18 years from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2017 and managed in the public system were included in this study. RESULTS For the incident years in the 2008 to 2017 period, a total of 498 children with T1D was identified. The crude incidence rate was 4.3 per 100 000 person/year (95% confidence interval 3.96-4.72), which was much higher than the last registry of 2.2 per 100 000 persons/year. Using general linear model, the increment is statistically significant (P = .02). When compared to the last registry, the rate of increment had attenuated, with annual increment in crude incidence in the two periods for T1D <15 years changing from 4.3% to 3.5% (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of T1D children increased significantly in the past two decades in Hong Kong, but the rate of increase had attenuated in recent years.
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- Joanna Yuet-Ling Tung
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Paediatrics, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tomlinson B, Chan JCN, Chan WB, Chen WWC, Chow FCC, Li SK, Kong APS, Ma RCW, Siu DCW, Tan KCB, Wong LKS, Yeung VTF, But BWM, Cheung PT, Fu CC, Tung JYL, Wong WC, Yau HC. Guidance on the management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in Hong Kong: an expert panel consensus viewpoint. Hong Kong Med J 2018; 24:408-415. [DOI: 10.12809/hkmj187215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Yau HC, Cairnie AB. Cell-survival characteristics of intestinal stem cells and crypts of gamm-irradiated mice. Radiat Res 1979; 80:92-107. [PMID: 504575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The chromosomal locations of biotin regulatory mutations, birA, bioR, and dhbB, of Escherichia coli are determined by transduction using phage P1. All mutant genes are mapped between bfe and supM.
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