A retrospective evaluation of parental smoking and the risk of Type 1 diabetes in children.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between secondhand smoking (SHS) and the risk of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) has garnered increasing interest. The aim of this study is to examine whether exposure to SHS is associated with an increased likelihood of Type 1 DM.

Methods

This study was designed as a case-control study. Children aged 4-14 years diagnosed with Type 1 DM who were followed in the Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Outpatient Clinic were included as cases, and healthy children (without any chronic disease) in the same age range were included as the controls. A total of 248 children were included in the study, with two research arms. The structured questionnaire was applied face-to-face. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of other risk factors

SUBMITTER: Cicekli I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580006 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature