Research Article

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

Table 2

Characteristics of DAISY subcohort by IA status ( = 359).

CharacteristicNumber (%) value
Developed IA ( = 60)Did not develop IA ( = 299)

Age, median (IQR), y5.1 (6.3)18.6 (6.3)2<0.0001
HLA-DR3/4, DQB1*0302 genotype21 (35%)83 (28%)0.26
First-degree relative with T1D31 (52%)118 (39%)0.08
Female35 (58%)148 (50%)0.21
Race/ethnicity, non-Hispanic white47 (78%)222 (74%)0.51
Maternal age, mean (SD), y30.5 (5.5)30.0 (5.4)0.47

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.