Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in children and adolescents of immigrated families in Emilia-Romagna (Italy).

Abstract

A younger age at diagnosis of T1DM in immigrant children, born in Italy compared with those born in the country of origin, and with Italian patients, suggests the existence of some environmental determinants acquired with a more westernised lifestyle. Immigrant children have significantly poorer metabolic control compared with western patients. (www.actabiomedica.it)