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ea0063oc2.1 | Diabetes 1 | ECE2019

Every fifth patient with type 1 diabetes suffers from an additional endocrinological autoimmune disease – a finnish nationwide study

Makimattila Sari , Harjutsalo Valma , Forsblom Carol , Groop Per-Henrik

Autoimmune diseases tend to coexist in the same subjects and are more often present in women than in men. Finland has the highest incidence of type 1 diabetes (TID). However, the coexistence of autoimmune diseases and excess risk compared to individuals without T1D in unknown. This study compares the proportion of autoimmune hypothyreosis and hyperthyreosis, Addison’s disease and celiac disease in adults in Finland with and without T1D. The study included 4,758 patients w...