Research Article

Assessing Age-Related Etiologic Heterogeneity in the Onset of Islet Autoimmunity

Table 1

Characteristics of main DAISY cohort by IA status ( = 2,528).

CharacteristicNumber (%) value
Developed IA ( = 169)Did not develop IA ( = 2,359)

Age, median (IQR), y6.0 (6.6)19.0 (10.9)2 <0.0001
HLA-DR3/4, DQB1*0302 genotype63 (37%)435 (18%)<0.0001
First-degree relative with T1D100 (59%)1019 (43%)<0.0001
Female88 (52%)1126 (48%)0.28
Race/ethnicity, non-Hispanic white132 (78%)1690 (72%)0.10
Maternal age, mean (SD), y30.3 (5.8)29.8 (5.7)0.25

DAISY, Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; IA, islet autoimmunity; T1D, type 1 diabetes.
1Age at first IA positive visit.
2Age at last follow-up.