Assessment of Risk Factors for Type I Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Professor, Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

5 Student of Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Background: Epidemiologic studies show that the prevalence of type I diabetes mellitus is different in several areas in Iran. The aim of this study was comparison of the risk factors of type I diabetes between the children with and without this disease in Isfahan Province, Iran.Methods: In a case-control study during 2013-2014, 175 patients with type I diabetes as case group and 350 healthy children as control group were selected from Imam Hossein hospital and Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center. Risk factors of type I diabetes mellitus were compared between the two groups using SPSS software.Findings: Season of birth, number of children, duration of using infant formula, using vitamin D supplement during pregnancy, using vitamin A and D supplement during infancy, family history of types I and II diabetes mellitus, age of attending kindergarten, duration of breast feeding and age of starting supplementary feeding were statistically different between the two groups.Conclusion: According to the result of our study, in addition to genetic factors, several environmental factors have positive roles in the incidence of type I diabetes. Health providers must plan for reducing these risk factors.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 34, Issue 414 - Serial Number 414
November and December 2017
Pages 1610-1616

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  • Receive Date: 01 June 2015
  • Revise Date: 27 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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