Predictive Value of GAD Antibody for Diabetes in Normal Chinese Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study in China.

13 , 14 Nevertheless, considering the low prevalence of GADA reported in this study, the economic benefit of screening may not be significant in China. 81% of the epidemiology investigations about type 1 diabetes reported that the incidence in male adults was larger than that in female adults (male-to-female ratio 1.47), even in low–incidence countries such as China. 27 , 28 However the frequency of GADA did not vary between genders, either in our study or previous studies. 5 , 18 We found that the increased risk of diabetes by GADA-positivity is only limited in male adults.

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