Endocrine Abstracts

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...

Background: Increased alcohol intake is associated with several health disorders. However, its impact on body composition is still controversial and data regarding this subject in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are limited. We have shown that central obesity is associated with diabetes complications in T1D, and now, we investigated whether the alcohol consumption is associated with body fat distribution in adults with T1D from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy (FinnDiane) St...

The prevalence and possible excess risk of thyroid cancer in T1D compared to individuals without T1D is poorly known. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess excess risk of thyroid cancer in adults with long-term T1D compared to sex- and age-matched control individuals.Study included 4758 individuals with T1D from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy (FinnDiane) Study. For each individual, three nondiabetic control individuals who were matched for sex...