Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Korean Children, Adolescents, and Adults Younger than 30 Years: Changes from 2002 to 2016

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of T2DM in young Koreans increased more than 4.4-fold from 2002 to 2016, and the increase started in the early 2000s in younger age groups and in low-income families. This is the first study to examine the trend in prevalence of T2DM in children, adolescents, and young adults in Korea. Future studies and collaborations with social support systems to prevent T2DM at an early age group should be performed.PMID:34695908 | DOI:10.4093/dmj.2021.0038

Source: Diabetes and Metabolism Journal - October 26, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yong Hee Hong In-Hyuk Chung Kyungdo Han Sochung Chung Taskforce Team of the Obesity Fact Sheet of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Source Type: research