Modifying Factors of the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children under 18 Years of Age in Northern Spain in the Last 3 Decades

Sandra Maeso Méndez, Rut Gago Martín, Eider Jauregui Benito, Laura Costa Serra, Andrea Gainzarain Serna, Annabel Prigent Diaz, Carlos Sola Sarabia, Mikel Ogueta Lana and Ignacio Díez López*

Introduction: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease of autoimmune etiology that is highly prevalent in childhood. In the last decade, the possibility of the influence of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, different autoimmune diseases, modification of the immune response, and COVID19 itself of a simple population change due to immigration.

Objectives: The objective of this work is to study the incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a cohort of children from Euskadi, north of Spain in the last 15 years.

Methods: For the epidemiological study in Euskadi, a comparison of accumulated incidences between vaccinated and unvaccinated population groups was made.

Results: The results of our study were not conclusive, but we believe that it is necessary to continue with long-term studies to eliminate bias.

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Published on: Aug 10, 2024 Pages: 33-39

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/ijsrhc.000047
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