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The rate of new cases (incidence) and the resulting absolute number of new cases are key indicators with which to assess the dynamics of type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, the incidence influences the development of the prevalence and the number of people who can be expected to need treatment (Tönnies et al. 2019). In turn, the incidence depends on developments in key diabetes risk factors over time (Paprott et al. 2016).
During the observation period, the incidence of type 2 diabetes rose particularly sharply among boys.
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Between 2014 and 2020, the estimated incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents aged between 11 and 17 in Germany averaged 3.0 per 100,000 person-years (girls 3.5; boys 2.7). This corresponds to an absolute number of 1,136 new cases (an average of 162 cases per year). The highest incidence per 100,000 person-years was identified among 11 to 13-year-old girls (3.6) and among 14 to 17-year-old boys (3.5). During the 2014-2020 observation period, the incidence of type 2 diabetes per 100,000 person-years decreased by 0.9% annually, whereby the incidence increased among boys (4.5%), but decreased among girls (-4.6%). During the 2014-2019 observation period, the incidence of type 2 diabetes per 100,000 person-years had still increased by 7.2% annually (boys 13.3%, girls 3.3%).
Nationwide estimates based on registry data show that the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents in Germany is increasing. Every year, an average of 160 children and adolescents develop type 2 diabetes. The incidence increased more among boys during the observation period than among girls.