Type 1 diabetes

Association between Covid-19 vaccination and incidence of type 1 diabetes in China: Evidence from 14.14 million registered residents between 2007 and 2021

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Population-based registry study

Authors' conclusion

The findings suggest that COVID-19 vaccination did not increase the onset of T1D or have a significant impact on T1D pathogenesis, at least not on a large scale.

Study context

Population
General population of Beijing, China (>90% received three injections of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in 2021); Beijing Municipal Health Commission Information Center data, 2007–20217,697 new T1D cases
Participants
14.14 million participants
Outcome
Annual T1D incidence by age group and gender; annual percentage changes
Follow-up
2007–2021
Methodological detailsJoinpoint regression
  • Joinpoint regression

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

T1D incidence · 2007 to 2021

T1D incidence in 2007 (per 100,000 persons)

2.77

T1D incidence in 2021 (per 100,000 persons)

3.84

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Fulminant T1D (FT1D) incidence did not increase from 2015 to 2021

Original publication

Association between Covid-19 vaccination and incidence of type 1 diabetes in China: Evidence from 14.14 million registered residents between 2007 and 2021. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 18 May 2023. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110723

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