Assessing Age-Related Etiologic Heterogeneity in the Onset of Islet Autoimmunity
Table 1
Characteristics of main DAISY cohort by IA status ( = 2,528).
Characteristic
Number (%)
value
Developed IA ( = 169)
Did not develop IA ( = 2,359)
Age, median (IQR), y
6.0 (6.6)1
9.0 (10.9)2
<0.0001
HLA-DR3/4, DQB1*0302 genotype
63 (37%)
435 (18%)
<0.0001
First-degree relative with T1D
100 (59%)
1019 (43%)
<0.0001
Female
88 (52%)
1126 (48%)
0.28
Race/ethnicity, non-Hispanic white
132 (78%)
1690 (72%)
0.10
Maternal age, mean (SD), y
30.3 (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.