The Association of Autoimmune Diseases with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Depends Also by the Length of Partial Clinical Remission Phase (Honeymoon)

Table 4

Prevalence of honeymoon periods according to patients diagnosed with just diabetes mellitus, one other autoimmune disease, and two or more other autoimmune diseases.

	Without partial clinical remission	Partial clinical remission <297 days	Partial clinical remission ≥297 days
Diabetes mellitus	26 (25%)	11 (10%)	68 (65%)
Diabetes Mellitus + 1 other autoimmune disease	8 (17%)	5 (10%)	35 (72%)
Diabetes mellitus + 2 other autoimmune diseases	1 (17%)	2 (33%)	3 (50%)

105 patients were diagnosed with just diabetes mellitus. 26 of them (25%) did not experience a phase of partial clinical remission. 11 of them (10%) experienced less than 297 days, and 68 of them (65%) experienced more than 297 days Partial Clinical Remission phase. 48 patients were diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus and 1 other autoimmune disease. 8 of them (17%) did not experience a phase of partial clinical remission. 5 of them (10%) experienced less than 297 days and 35 of them (72%) experienced more than 297 days Partial Clinical Remission phase. 6 patients were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and 2 other autoimmune diseases. 1 of them (17%) did not experience a phase of partial clinical remission. 2 of them (33%) experienced less than 297 days, and 3 of them (50%) experienced more than 297 days Partial Clinical Remission phase.