The Prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among adult population of towns and regions in Lithuania

Objective, material and methods. The goal of study was to analyze the prevalence rates in >15- year-aged patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in different provinces, cites, and regions of Lithuania. The data on >16-year-aged patients were collected with the help of endocrinologists and physiciansinternists working in the diabetes care in all towns and regions in Lithuania. The data on >14 and 0.05. Male/female ratio of prevalence rates in cities was 1.48, and in country-side regions \u96 1.44. The prevalence rates of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in cities with ≥100,000 inhabitants vary from 123.70 (107.73\u96142.04) in Klaipėda city to 173.34 (159.85\u96187.97) (p>0.05) in Kaunas city. The prevalence rate of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in localities with