Prescriptions for insulin and insulin analogues in children with and without major congenital anomalies: a data linkage cohort study across six European regions.
Joanne Emma GivenJoan K MorrisEster GarneElisa BallardiniLaia Barrachina-BonetClara Cavero-CarbonellGissler MikaFrancesca GoriniAnna HeinoSusan JordanAmanda J NevilleAnna PieriniIeuan ScanlonJoachim TanStine Kjaer UrhojMaria A LoanePublished in: European journal of pediatrics (2023)
• Children with non-chromosomal anomalies do not have an increased risk of developing diabetes requiring insulin therapy compared to children without congenital anomalies. • Female children, with or without major congenital anomalies, are less likely to develop diabetes requiring insulin therapy before the age of 10 compared to male children.