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Modifying Factors of the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children under 18 Years of Age in Northern Spain in the Last 3 Decades Sandra Maeso Méndez Rut Gago Martín Eider Jauregui Benito Laura Costa Serra Andrea Gainzarain Serna Annabel Prigent Diaz Carlos Sola Sarabia Mikel Ogueta LanaIgnacio Díez López<p>Introduction: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease of autoimmune etiology that is highly prevalent in childhood. In the last decade, the possibility of the influence of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, different autoimmune diseases, modification of the immune response, and COVID19 itself of a simple population change due to immigration.</p><p>Objectives: The objective of this work is to study the incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a cohort of children from Euskadi, north of Spain in the last 15 years.</p><p>Methods: For the epidemiological study in Euskadi, a comparison of accumulated incidences between vaccinated and unvaccinated population groups was made.</p><p>Results: The results of our study were not conclusive, but we believe that it is necessary to continue with long-term studies to eliminate bias.</p> International Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care - Peertechz Publications 2024-08-10 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/ijsrhc.000047 en Copyright © Sandra Maeso Méndez et al.