PMID- 23836309 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131104 LR - 20211021 IS - 2168-6211 (Electronic) IS - 2168-6203 (Print) IS - 2168-6203 (Linking) VI - 167 IP - 9 DP - 2013 Sep TI - Infant exposures and development of type 1 diabetes mellitus: The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY). PG - 808-15 LID - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.317 [doi] AB - IMPORTANCE: The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasing worldwide, with the most rapid increase among children younger than 5 years of age. OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between perinatal and infant exposures, especially early infant diet, and the development of T1DM. DESIGN: The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY) is a longitudinal, observational study. SETTING: Newborn screening for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) was done at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. First-degree relatives of individuals with T1DM were recruited from the Denver metropolitan area. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1835 children at increased genetic risk for T1DM followed up from birth with complete prospective assessment of infant diet. Fifty-three children developed T1DM. EXPOSURES: Early (<4 months of age) and late (>/=6 months of age) first exposure to solid foods compared with first exposures at 4 to 5 months of age (referent). MAIN OUTCOME AND MEASURE: Risk for T1DM diagnosed by a physician. RESULTS: Both early and late first exposure to any solid food predicted development of T1DM (hazard ratio [HR], 1.91; 95% CI, 1.04-3.51, and HR, 3.02; 95% CI, 1.26-7.24, respectively), adjusting for the HLA-DR genotype, first-degree relative with T1DM, maternal education, and delivery type. Specifically, early exposure to fruit and late exposure to rice/oat predicted T1DM (HR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.14-4.39, and HR, 2.88; 95% CI, 1.36-6.11, respectively), while breastfeeding at the time of introduction to wheat/barley conferred protection (HR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.26-0.86). Complicated vaginal delivery was also a predictor of T1DM (HR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.03-3.61). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: These results suggest the safest age to introduce solid foods in children at increased genetic risk for T1DM is between 4 and 5 months of age. Breastfeeding while introducing new foods may reduce T1DM risk. FAU - Frederiksen, Brittni AU - Frederiksen B AD - Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora. FAU - Kroehl, Miranda AU - Kroehl M FAU - Lamb, Molly M AU - Lamb MM FAU - Seifert, Jennifer AU - Seifert J FAU - Barriga, Katherine AU - Barriga K FAU - Eisenbarth, George S AU - Eisenbarth GS FAU - Rewers, Marian AU - Rewers M FAU - Norris, Jill M AU - Norris JM LA - eng GR - P30 DK057516/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK 57516/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK049654/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK032493/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-DK32493/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-DK49654/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - JAMA Pediatr JT - JAMA pediatrics JID - 101589544 RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ beta-Chains) RN - 0 (HLA-DQB1 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-DR3 Antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-DR4 Antigen) SB - IM CIN - Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2013 Sep;9(9):504. PMID: 23856818 CIN - J Pediatr. 2014 Jan;164(1):216-9. PMID: 24359907 CIN - Evid Based Nurs. 2015 Jan;18(1):17. PMID: 24920044 MH - Breast Feeding MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*etiology/genetics MH - *Diet MH - Diet Surveys MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Female MH - Genetic Markers MH - HLA-DQ beta-Chains/genetics MH - HLA-DR3 Antigen/genetics MH - HLA-DR4 Antigen/genetics MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Male MH - Proportional Hazards Models MH - Prospective Studies MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC4038357 MID - NIHMS571346 COIS- Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. EDAT- 2013/07/10 06:00 MHDA- 2013/11/05 06:00 PMCR- 2014/05/29 CRDT- 2013/07/10 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/11/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/05/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1707785 [pii] AID - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.317 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Sep;167(9):808-15. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.317.