Background. Over the past decades, there has been a sharp increase in autoimmune pathology all over the world. In this regard, the study of the causes and risk factors for the onset of autoimmune diseases (AID) in the modern aspect is an important stage in the prevention of their occurrence.
Aim. To identify the risk factors for the occurrence of the most common socially significant AID - rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM 1).