Research Article

Incidence Trends of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Medication-Induced Diabetes, and Monogenic Diabetes in Canadian Children, Then (2006–2008) and Now (2017–2019)

Table 2

Comparison of observed minimum incidence rates of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Cohorts 1 and 2 by ethnicity.

Cohort 1Cohort 2Cohort 2 vs. Cohort 1
2006–20082017–2019
Incidence per 100,000 per yearIncidence per 100,000 per yearIncidence rate ratio (95% CI)p-Value

White0.540.490.89 (0.61, 1.31)0.56
Indigenousa23.436.61.56 (1.22, 2.00)<0.001
Black7.85.70.74 (0.39, 1.38)0.34
Asianb1.94.02.08 (1.27, 3.43)0.003

Note: Population estimate data from 2001 Canadian Census–Statistics Canada. aIndigneous ethnicity includes: First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. bAsian ethnicity includes: Cohort 1-Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Pakistani; Cohort 2-Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, South East Asian, and South Asian.