the relationship between exposure to cigarette smoke in pregnant mothersand type ۱ diabetes in their children

Background: The different prevalence of type ۱ diabetes may be caused by differences inenvironmental risk factors during a person's fetal life, including passive exposure to cigarettesmoke which in passive smokers is as harmful as in smokers. The aim of this study was todetermine the relationship between inactive smoking of pregnant mothers and the occurrence oftype ۱ diabetes in their children in Sanandaj.Method: It was a case/control study that was conducted on ۴۵۰ children under ۱۵ years of age(۱۵۰ with type ۱ diabetes and ۳۰۰ healthy children) who referred to Tawheed Hospital clinics.Two groups were investigated and compared in terms of possible risk factors effective in theoccurrence of type ۱ diabetes, especially exposure to cigarette smoke. The obtained data wereanalyzed using t-test, chi-square, and logistic regression in SPSS software version ۲۵.Results: The risk factors studied included possible hereditary factors and environmental factors oftype ۱ diabetes, including exposure to cigarette smoke among the mothers of the research samples.Although the mothers of none of the research samples were active smokers in both groups. But thetwo groups had a significant difference in terms of exposure to cigarette smoke during pregnancy(p˂۰.۰۵).Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, which showed that in addition togenetic factors, passive exposure to cigarette smoke in pregnant mothers is directly related to theoccurrence of type ۱ diabetes in their children, it is appropriate to inform the society, especiallywomen of reproductive age should be taught not to smoke and not even indirectly be exposed tothese harmful substances. In this way, we can be effective in reducing the incidence of diseasescaused by exposure to cigarette smoke, including type ۱ diabetes.

کلیدواژه ها:

Passive Smoking ، Type ۱ Diabetes ، Children.