Combined analysis of perinatal and infant risk factors for type 1 diabetes
R Chmiel, C Winkler, A Beyerlein, M Köhler, A Knopff, C Matzke, M Scholz, AG Ziegler · Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel · 2014 · Heft 05
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Aims/hypothesis: The aim of the present study was to determine if risk of developing early islet autoimmunity and/or type 1 diabetes can be stratified by combined analysis of perinatal and infant environmental factors. Methods: We prospectively followed 2441 children with a family history of type 1 diabetes from the German birth cohort studies BABYDIAB and BABYDIET for the development of islet autoantibodies and diabetes. Median follow-up-time to last sample was 10.2 years. Data on perinatal and infant exposures was collected by prospective questionnaires and family interview (mother smoking during pregnancy, ma…