IMPE Abstracts

Background: The incidence of type 1 diabetes has increased worldwide whereas a long-term trend for pediatric type 1 diabetes has remained elusive in Japan. Because a nationwide registry system for pediatric type 1 diabetes has not been established in Japan, it is difficult to simply extrapolate a national epidemiological study from the MAPChD data in Japan. The local registry systems in each prefecture or small-scale adjacent areas would be better for extracti...

Background: Sarcopenia is a common disorder among elderly people defined by the loss of skeletal muscle mass accompanied by a physical function disorder. In recent years, it has been reported that the loss of skeletal muscle mass is a poor prognostic factor in pediatric cancer patients as well as adult cancer patients. In the elderly, a decrease in IGF-1 was suggested to be one of the responsible factors in the development of sarcopenia, but there have been no...