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COVID-19 infection and autoimmunity not linked to developing type 1 diabetes in children: JAMA

Researchers from Colorado and Bavaria, Germany have found in a new study published in the JAMA conducted on over 50,000 kids that there was no link between COVID-19 infection and autoimmunity linked to developing type 1 diabetes. An increased incidence of clinical diabetes has been reported in children with previous COVID-19.1,2 It is plausible that the virus may trigger an...
Researchers from Colorado and Bavaria, Germany have found in a new study published in the JAMA conducted on over 50,000 kids that there was no link between COVID-19 infection and autoimmunity linked to developing type 1 diabetes.
An increased incidence of clinical diabetes has been reported in children with previous COVID-19.1,2 It is plausible that the virus may trigger an autoimmune response to the islets or hasten metabolic decompensation in persons with already established islets autoimmunity. We tested the hypothesis that previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with autoimmunity, which predicts future type 1 diabetes.
In 2020 and 2021, a cross-sectional screening for islet autoantibodies and SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was offered to children and adolescents aged 1 to 18 years participating in the Autoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK)3 in Colorado, US, and to children aged 1 to 10.9 years enrolled in the Fr1da study in Bavaria, Germany.
The results of the study are:
- Prior SARS-CoV-2 infections were identified in 1524 (32.3%) of 4717 Colorado youths and in 2862 (6.1%) of 47 253 Bavarian children
- Multiple islet autoantibodies were detected in 21 Colorado youths (0.45%) and in 141 Bavarian children (0.30%). In addition, 26 (0.55%) and 54 (0.11%) Colorado and Bavarian youths, respectively, were positive for a single high-affinity islet autoantibody.
- The prevalence of multiple or single high-affinity islet autoantibodies did not significantly differ between youths with vs without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Colorado or Bavaria
- Previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was not significantly associated with the presence of multiple islet autoantibodies or a single high-affinity islet autoantibody controlling for confounders.
Thus, the researchers concluded that there was no significant interaction between the study site and the association with SARS-CoV-2 infection, sex, age, or family history of type 1 diabetes
Reference:
Rewers M, Bonifacio E, Ewald D, et al. SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity in Children and Adolescents From Colorado, USA, and Bavaria, Germany. JAMA. Published online August 05, 2022. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.14092
Keywords:
type 1 diabetes, COVID-19, infection, autoimmunity, Colorado, Bavaria, Germany, Adolescent Medicine, Marian Rewers, Ezio Bonifacio, Dominik Ewald, Cristy Geno Rasmussen, Xiaofan Jia, Laura Pyle, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler,JAMA
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Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.