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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in US children and adolescents increased significantly from 2001 through 2009, according to the results of a large study published in the May 7, 2014, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study estimated changes in the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among more than 3 million children younger than 20 years of age overall and by population subgroups according to sex, age, and race and ethnicity. Data on all children diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes from 2001 to 2009 were collected from 5 centers located in California, Colorado, Ohio, South Carolina, and Washington State, as well as from selected American Indian reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was only calculated for children aged 10 through 19 years, because not enough younger children were diagnosed with the disease to result in stable estimates.
http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Youth-Diabetes-Rate-Has-Increased-Substantially
The study estimated changes in the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among more than 3 million children younger than 20 years of age overall and by population subgroups according to sex, age, and race and ethnicity. Data on all children diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes from 2001 to 2009 were collected from 5 centers located in California, Colorado, Ohio, South Carolina, and Washington State, as well as from selected American Indian reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was only calculated for children aged 10 through 19 years, because not enough younger children were diagnosed with the disease to result in stable estimates.
http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Youth-Diabetes-Rate-Has-Increased-Substantially