[Association of the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus with environmental factors in Chile during the period 2000-2007].

Background: Pollution and viral infections could be associated with the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Aim: To look for associations between the temporal patterns of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) in infants younger than the age of 15 years, and environmental factors, such as air pollution and viruses.

Material And Methods: Data registries from hospitals, emergency services, and the Infantile Diabetes Foundation were reviewed, corresponding to children aged less than 15 years, who received their first insulin injection between 2000 and 2007.