Research Article

IgA-Type Enterovirus Antibodies Are Increased among Adults and Children with Recently Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

Prevalence of antibodies to enteroviruses (EV) in participants with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and controls.

AntibodiesControlT1DMatched OR
% (95% CI)% (95% CI)(95% CI) value

IgA EV7/6211.3 (5.0–22.5)29/6246.8 (34.2–59.8)8.33 (2.5227.6)0.0005
IgG EV29/6246.8 (34.2–59.8)30/6248.4 (35.7–61.3)1.07 (0.52–2.22)0.8530
IgM EV1/571.8 (0.09–10.6)3/575.2 (1.4–15.5)3.00 (0.31-28.8)0.3410

Data are provided as the number of EV-positive persons and percentage with the 95% confidence interval (CI). Conditional logistic regression model: matched odds ratio for gender, age, and HLA-DR/DQ genotype risk groups for T1D with the 95% confidence interval (CI). values ≤ 0.05 are in bold.