AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in the offspring, using complete population data sources available in Western Australia. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken with cases defined as children born in Western Australia between 1998 and 2008 who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at <15 years of age up to 31 December 2010. Eligible cases were identified from the prospective, population-based Western Australian Children's Diabetes Database. Record linkage was performed to identify perinatal records of cases from the Western Australian Midwives' Notification System, which contains data on >99% of all births in Western Australia. Cox regression was used to analyse the data and adjust for recognised risk factors such as birthweight, gestational age, maternal age and socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The unadjusted HR for babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy being diagnosed with childhood type 1 diabetes was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.50, 0.97). After adjustment, the confidence interval widened but the point estimate remained relatively unchanged at 0.76 (95% CI: 0.54, 1.08). CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Analyses of data from this population-based study indicate that maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with a reduced risk of childhood type 1 diabetes. Further investigation in larger populations with more detailed smoking data could lead to novel hypotheses regarding mechanisms that influence the immunopathogenesis of type 1 diabetes in early life.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in the offspring, using complete population data sources available in Western Australia. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken with cases defined as children born in Western Australia between 1998 and 2008 who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at <15 years of age up to 31 December 2010. Eligible cases were identified from the prospective, population-based Western Australian Children's Diabetes Database. Record linkage was performed to identify perinatal records of cases from the Western Australian Midwives' Notification System, which contains data on >99% of all births in Western Australia. Cox regression was used to analyse the data and adjust for recognised risk factors such as birthweight, gestational age, maternal age and socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The unadjusted HR for babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy being diagnosed with childhood type 1 diabetes was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.50, 0.97). After adjustment, the confidence interval widened but the point estimate remained relatively unchanged at 0.76 (95% CI: 0.54, 1.08). CONCLUSIONS/ INTERPRETATION: Analyses of data from this population-based study indicate that maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with a reduced risk of childhood type 1 diabetes. Further investigation in larger populations with more detailed smoking data could lead to novel hypotheses regarding mechanisms that influence the immunopathogenesis of type 1 diabetes in early life.
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