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ea0039ep39 | Diabetes | BSPED2015

Young people with type 1 diabetes of non-white ethnicity and lower socioeconomic status have poorer glycaemic control in England and Wales – a national population-based study

Khanolkar Amal R , Amin Rakesh , Taylor-Robinson David , Viner Russell M , Warner Justin T , Stepenhson Terence

Introduction: The impact of ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on glycaemic control in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is poorly understood in England and Wales.Methods: We studied 18 478 children and young people with T1D aged <19 years attending diabetes clinics in England and Wales and included in the 2012–2013 National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA). Self-identified ethnicity was categorized as white, Asian, black, mixed, other a...