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Birth Weight and Childhood Onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study in Shiraz, South of Iran

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To determine the relation between birth weight and age of presentation of type 1 diabetes and assess its risk factors, a casecontrol study was done on all diabetic patients under the age of 15, who were registered in Shiraz Diabetic Center or admitted in Namazi Hospital. A case group of 87 diabetic patients were matched with a control group of 100 healthy individuals. Birth weight 2 4kg was determined to be a risk factor for diabetes (odds ratio: 2.04). A weak association was found between birth weight S 2.4 kg and diabetes development.

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