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Can inaccuracy of reported parental history of diabetes explain the maternal transmission hypothesis for diabetes?

Int. J. Epidemiol. 30, 1084-1089 (2001)
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BACKGROUND: The mode of inheritance of type 2 diabetes mellitus is still under discussion. Several studies have suggested an excess maternal transmission, however, more recent studies could not always confirm these findings. METHODS: We investigated the frequency of a maternal and paternal history of diabetes among diabetic and non-diabetic subjects and assessed the association between diabetes and a parental history of diabetes among participants of the MONICA Augsburg study. As an extension to previous studies, unknown parental status was taken into account. RESULTS: Of the 542 diabetic probands, 25.3% reported a positive maternal history of diabetes and 10.9% reported a positive paternal history of diabetes. Among the 12,209 non-diabetic participants a positive maternal history was also more common than a positive paternal history (12.5% versus 7.1%). Conversely, an unknown paternal status was more common than an unknown maternal status in both groups (diabetic subjects: 27.9% versus 16.8%, non-diabetic subjects: 16.8% versus 8.4%). Adjusted odds ratios (OR) for the association between a parental history of diabetes and diabetes status were similar for a positive maternal (OR = 2.9, 95% CI : 2.3-3.6) and paternal history (OR = 2.8, 95% CI : 2.1-3.8) and for an unknown maternal (OR = 1.3, 95% CI : 1.0-1.8) and paternal history (OR = 1.5, 95% CI : 1.2-1.9). CONCLUSION: Our findings do not support a strong excess maternal transmission of diabetes. Epidemiological biases and failure to account for 'don't know' responses may in part explain the previously observed predominance of a maternal history of diabetes.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter diabetes; maternal transmission; parental history of diabetes; epidemiological biases; FAMILIAL AGGREGATION; INSULIN-RESISTANCE; MELLITUS; NIDDM; EXCESS; SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISEASE
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2001
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0300-5771
e-ISSN 1464-3685
Quellenangaben Band: 30, Heft: 5, Seiten: 1084-1089 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Oxford University Press
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Department for Medical Information Systems (MEDIS)
Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e) G-504090-001
PubMed ID 11689527
Erfassungsdatum 2001-12-31