Parental monitoring for type 1 diabetes in genetically at-risk young children: The TEDDY study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined parental diabetes monitoring behaviors in a cohort of children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes. We hypothesized that being informed of a positive islet autoantibody (IA) would increase monitoring behaviors.

Research design and methods

The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study follows 8676 children with high-risk human leucocyte antigen-DQ genotypes from birth to age 15, including general population (GP) children and those with a first-degree relative (FDR) with diabetes. Data on parental monitoring behaviors were solicited yearly. Serum samples were tested for IA and parents were informed of child results. We examined parental monitoring behaviors during the first 7 years of TEDDY.

Results

In IA- children

SUBMITTER: Smith LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8771863 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature