TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and immunological characteristics of type 1 diabetes mellitus in a northwestern Colombian population
AU - Tobon, G. J.
AU - Arango, A.
AU - Abad, V.
AU - García, J.
AU - Cuervo, H.
AU - Velásquez, A.
AU - Angel, I. D.
AU - Vega, P.
AU - Abad, A.
AU - Anaya, J. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted to all the individuals who participated in this study and to Libia E. Hincapié for her help in collecting samples. This study was supported in part by Colciencias, Bogotá, Colombia.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - We underwent a project aimed to define the clinical and immunological characteristics of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a Colombian population. This was a multicenter and cross-sectional study. Patients were systematically interviewed and their medical records reviewed, using a questionnaire that sought information about demographic, clinical and immunological characteristics. Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA), tyrosine phosphatase antibodies (IA-2A) and insulin antibodies (IAA) were examined by radioimmunoassay. There were 107 patients with T1D. Male:female ratio was 1:1. Half of the patients developed diabetes ketoacidosis at onset. GADA, IA-2A, and IAA were detected in 45%, 40%, and 69% of the cases, respectively. GADA positive patients were older and had a less duration of disease than patients without these autoantibodies (p < 0.01). Association between breast feeding with the presence of antibodies or clinical characteristics was not observed. The results highlight some differences of T1D expression according to geographic location and ethnicity. Differences in age at onset and clinical variables may point to an environmental factor or deficient access to health care system. Genetic studies underway will provide important information in this population. These results might help to define public health policies in our population to improve T1D diagnosis, patients' quality of life and their outcome.
AB - We underwent a project aimed to define the clinical and immunological characteristics of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a Colombian population. This was a multicenter and cross-sectional study. Patients were systematically interviewed and their medical records reviewed, using a questionnaire that sought information about demographic, clinical and immunological characteristics. Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA), tyrosine phosphatase antibodies (IA-2A) and insulin antibodies (IAA) were examined by radioimmunoassay. There were 107 patients with T1D. Male:female ratio was 1:1. Half of the patients developed diabetes ketoacidosis at onset. GADA, IA-2A, and IAA were detected in 45%, 40%, and 69% of the cases, respectively. GADA positive patients were older and had a less duration of disease than patients without these autoantibodies (p < 0.01). Association between breast feeding with the presence of antibodies or clinical characteristics was not observed. The results highlight some differences of T1D expression according to geographic location and ethnicity. Differences in age at onset and clinical variables may point to an environmental factor or deficient access to health care system. Genetic studies underway will provide important information in this population. These results might help to define public health policies in our population to improve T1D diagnosis, patients' quality of life and their outcome.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.10.016
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.10.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 16325957
AN - SCOPUS:33646160994
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 72
SP - 170
EP - 175
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -
