Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002–2012

By E. Mayer‐Davis, D. Dabelea, Jean M. Lawrence. New England Journal of Medicine, 2017

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Key Question: What is the incidence rate of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth in America? Key finding: Incidence of type 2 diabetes increased by nearly 5% each year from 2002-2012. Incidence increased in all racial/ethnic groups except for white youth, and increased most among Native American and Black youth. Implications: This study demonstrates the urgent need to focus diabetes prevention efforts on minority youths.

Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Physiology

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