Predictors of associated and multiple autoimmunity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune condition characterised by the presence of antipancreatic antibodies. The autoimmune process is also directed against other organs, most frequently against the thyroid gland, intestinal mucosa, and gastric parietal cells.

Methods: Our investigation included 121 children with T1DM with a mean age±standard deviation of 11.