Table 1.
Enterovirus findings in serum samples taken at delivery from mothers whose children developed type 1 diabetes in adolescence and young adulthood (Fisher's exact test).
Index mothers (n = 30) | Control mothers (n = 90) | P value | |||
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Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||
Enterovirus IgM | 9 (30) | 21 (70) | 14 (16) | 76 (84) | 0.11 |
Enterovirus IgM high titers | 5 (17) | 25 (83) | 8 (9) | 82 (91) | 0.31 |
Enterovirus RNA | 0 | 30 (100) | 4 (4) | 86 (96) | 0.57 |