OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of maternal age and birth order on the risk of IDDM in Asian Indians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from a diabetes registry in Madras, India, was used to find IDDM patients diagnosed before 20 yr of age. A questionnaire was used to elicit clinical details of subjects. RESULTS: Children with mothers < or = 24 yr of age had a higher percentage of IDDM. Children with lower birth orders had a higher prevalence of IDDM. CONCLUSIONS: The risk of IDDM in children is increased in children with lower birth orders, born of younger mothers.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of maternal age and birth order on the risk of IDDM in Asian Indians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from a diabetes registry in Madras, India, was used to find IDDMpatients diagnosed before 20 yr of age. A questionnaire was used to elicit clinical details of subjects. RESULTS:Children with mothers < or = 24 yr of age had a higher percentage of IDDM. Children with lower birth orders had a higher prevalence of IDDM. CONCLUSIONS: The risk of IDDM in children is increased in children with lower birth orders, born of younger mothers.
Authors: Justine Tanoey; Christina Baechle; Hermann Brenner; Andreas Deckert; Julia Fricke; Kathrin Günther; André Karch; Thomas Keil; Alexander Kluttig; Michael Leitzmann; Rafael Mikolajczyk; Nadia Obi; Tobias Pischon; Tamara Schikowski; Sabine M Schipf; Matthias B Schulze; Anja Sedlmeier; Ilais Moreno Velásquez; Katharina S Weber; Henry Völzke; Wolfgang Ahrens; Sylvia Gastell; Bernd Holleczek; Karl-Heinz Jöckel; Verena Katzke; Wolfgang Lieb; Karin B Michels; Börge Schmidt; Henning Teismann; Heiko Becher Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-31 Impact factor: 4.614