Yield of a public health screening of children for islet autoantibodies in Bavaria, Germany

AG Ziegler, K Kick, E Bonifacio, F Haupt, M Hippich… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Public health screening for type 1 diabetes in its presymptomatic stages may
reduce disease severity and burden on a population level. Objective To determine the
prevalence of presymptomatic type 1 diabetes in children participating in a public health
screening program for islet autoantibodies and the risk for progression to clinical diabetes.
Design, Setting, and Participants Screening for islet autoantibodies was offered to children
aged 1.75 to 5.99 years in Bavaria, Germany, between 2015 and 2019 by primary care …