Assessment of growth status in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Baghdad: a case-control study.

Objective: To assess growth parameters in adolescents and children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, and the factors influencing their growth.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted from February to December 2020 at the Endocrine Outpatient Clinic of the Central Child Teaching Hospital of Paediatrics, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised patients aged 2-16 years who had type 1 diabetes for at least a year. The patients formed group A, while healthy controls matched for age and gender from different schools and kindergartens formed group B.