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Increased incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among adolescents.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8627431     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a rise in the diagnosis of non-insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) has accompanied the rise in obesity in the pediatric population, as it has among adults. STUDY DESIGN: Medical records of 1027 consecutive patients from birth to age 19 years with a diagnosis of diabetes from 1982 to 1995 at a regional, university-affiliated pediatric diabetes referral center were reviewed and classified according to criteria of the National Diabetes Data Group. RESULTS: The number of patients with a diagnosis of NIDDM rose from approximately 4% of new diagnoses of diabetes in patients from birth to age 19 years before 1992, to 16% in 1994. Among patients 10 to 19 years of age, NIDDM accounted for 33% of diagnoses of diabetes in 1994. The incidence of adolescent NIDDM in Greater Cincinnati increased tenfold, from 0.7/100,000 per year in 1982 to 7.2/100,000 per year in 1994. The mean (+/- SD) age and body mass index at presentation were 13.8 +/- 1.9 years and 37.7 +/- 9.6 kg/m2, respectively. The overall female/male ratio was 1.7:1, and female patients were seen 1 year earlier than male patients (p < 0.01). Male subjects had a higher body mass index than female subjects (p < 0.05). A first-degree relative with NIDDM was identified for 65% of patients. At presentation, 21% of the patients had had a diagnosis of at least one other condition associated with obesity. CONCLUSION: There is an increasing incidence of NIDDM among adolescents in Greater Cincinnati, accompanying the national rise in adolescent obesity. Obesity and strong family histories of NIDDM are important risk factors. Because NIDDM leads to long-term morbidity, the prevention of obesity as well as early identification of overt disease, is critical.
Authors:
O Pinhas-Hamiel; L M Dolan; S R Daniels; D Standiford; P R Khoury; P Zeitler
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pediatrics     Volume:  128     ISSN:  0022-3476     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-26     Completed Date:  1996-06-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375410     Medline TA:  J Pediatr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  608-15     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Age of Onset
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*,  etiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Obesity / complications
Ohio / epidemiology
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MO1 RR 08084/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Pediatr. 1996 May;128(5 Pt 1):591   [PMID:  8627425 ]

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