Table II. Prevalence of positive autoantibodies in children with T1DM according to current age.

	Current age 5–9.9 years	Current age 10–14.9 years	Current age ≥15 years	P
	n = 34	n = 62	n = 39
Anti-GAD antibodies:
Anti-GAD(+)	40.7%	62.3%	47.1%	NS
Anti-thyroid antibodies:
Anti-TPO(+)	8.8%	11.3%	25.0%	0.033
Anti-Tg(+)	2.9%	6.5%	22.2%	0.001
Anti-TPO(+) and anti-Tg(+)	2.9%	6.4%	25.6%	0.002