ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: In this study, 10 145 children of 1–8 years of age, selected from a prospective systematic cohort study and stratified according to HLA-risk categories for type-1-diabetes (T1D), underwent a combined evaluation of pancreatic autoimmunity, glucose metabolism and anthropometry at different timeframes. Diagnosis of T1D occurred in 131/10,145 children (1.3%). Faster height growth, both before and after age 3 years, was significantly associated with the appearan...