A retrospective evaluation of parental smoking and the risk of Type 1 diabetes in children
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 cas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/A-retrospective-evaluation-of-parental-smoking-and-the-risk-of-Type-1-diabetes-in,195228,0,2.html |
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| Summary: | 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 were evaluated by multivariable
regression analysis.
Results
No difference was found in the number of cigarettes mothers smoked
daily and the duration of the smoking period during pregnancy and lactation,
between the two groups. Among the cases, the daily number of cigarettes smoked
by parents at home was 3.28 ± 4.90, higher than in the controls (p=0.039).
Comparing the controls, children with Type 1 DM were more likely to be exposed
to SHS at home by 1.08 (95% CI: 1.004–1.15, p=0.039) times in cases.
Conclusions
Children with Type 1 DM had higher odds of being exposed to SHS at
home. These results suggest substantial health gains could be made by extending
effective public health interventions to reduce exposure to SHS and prevent Type
1 DM in children. |
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| ISSN: | 1617-9625 |