Table 1.
Detection of serum islet autoantibodies individually or its combination in community diabetic patients.
Islet autoantibody or its combination | Number of positive | Positive rate (%) |
---|---|---|
GADA (individual) | 41 | 8.28 |
IAA (individual) | 103 | 20.8 |
ICA (individual) | 15 | 3.03 |
GADA + IAA | 11 | 2.22 |
IAA + ICA | 6 | 1.21 |
GADA + ICA | 1 | 0.20 |
GADA + IAA + ICA | 0 | 0 |
GADA/IAA/ICA | 141 | 28.5 |
Total number of cases | 495 | – |
‘+’ means simultaneously positive; ‘/’ means at least one autoantibody positive.
GADA, glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies; IAA, insulin autoantibodies; ICA, islet cell cytoplasmic autoantibodies.