TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among adolescents
AU - Pinhas-Hamiel, O.
AU - Dolan, L. M.
AU - Daniels, S. R.
AU - Standiford, D.
AU - Khoury, P. R.
AU - Zeitler, P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Among adults, numerous studies document a significant correlation between the prevalence of non-insulin-dependent Supported in part by General Clinical Research Centers grant No. M01 RR 08084 from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. Submitted for publication Sept. 14, 1995; accepted Jan. 24, 1996. Reprint requests: Philip Zeitler, MD, PhD, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229. Copyright © 1996 by Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 0022-3476/96/$5.00 + 0 9/20/7214!
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - 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 o regional, university-affiliated pediatric diabetes referral center were reviewed and clarified 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 13.6 ± 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.
AB - 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 o regional, university-affiliated pediatric diabetes referral center were reviewed and clarified 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 13.6 ± 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)80124-7
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)80124-7
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C2 - 8627431
AN - SCOPUS:0029869077
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 128
SP - 608
EP - 615
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 5 I
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