Journal of Nutrition and Food Security

en The Association between Nutrition Style through the First 2 Years of Life, Maternal and Childhood Indicators with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children: A Case-Control Study public specific orginal article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Nutrition and dietary habits is one of the determinant factor on glycemic control of diabetes mellitus. This study aims to investigate the association between type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and diet in the first two years of life as well as a select group of demographic variables. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 76 children with T1DM and 209 non-diabetic children selected through convenience sampling from the population of people visiting the community health centers of the city of Jahrom, Iran. The required data were collected by a questionnaire of diet and demographic information completed by the mothers of the children. The data were analyzed using logistic regression and adjusted odds ratio. Results: Finally, the results of multiple backward logistic regression showed that the studied factors had a significant association with T1DM (P < 0.05), including body mass index (BMI) less than 18 kg/m2 for mothers before pregnancy (OR: 4.4, 95% CI: 1.61 to 11.97), mothers without a history of diabetes (OR: 0.02, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.60), mother’s weight before pregnancy (OR: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.84 to 0.91), mother’s excess weight during pregnancy (OR: 0.83, 95% CI: 0.75 to 0.93), exclusive breastfeeding for more than six months (OR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.96), low weight gain in the first two years of life (OR: 6.98, 95% CI: 2.16 to 22.5), and the breastfeeding less than 12 months  (OR: 10.52, 95% CI: 1.62 to 66.64). Conclusion: BMI less than 18 kg/m2 for mothers before pregnancy, low weight gain in the first two years of life, and breastfeeding less than 12 months increased the risk of developing T1DM in children.</div> Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Diet, Children 17 26 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-172-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Marzieh Zamani 0000-0003-4813-2435 No Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jahrom, Iran Hekmatollah Khoubfekr 0000-0002-9310-0638 No Iranshahr Health Services, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran Azam Namdar 0000-0002-5245-2901 No Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Science, Fasa, Iran Samira Rezaei 0000-0001-5111-7127 No Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran Vahid Rahmanian vahid.rahmani1392@gmail.com 0000-0003-3460-7495 Yes Department of Public Health, Torbat Jam, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran.