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Almost 1-in-3 American adolescents has diabetes or prediabetes, with waist-to-height ratio the strongest independent predictor of prediabetes/diabetes, reveals survey of 1,998 adolescents (10-19 years) from 2021-2023

02.25.26 | PLOS

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Prevalence and predictors of prediabetes/type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents in the United States: NHANES (2021–2023)
Nearly 1-in-3 American adolescents has prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Credit: Eric Peprah Osei, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Almost 1-in-3 American adolescents has diabetes or prediabetes, with waist-to-height ratio the strongest independent predictor of prediabetes/diabetes, reveals survey of 1,998 adolescents (10-19 years) from 2021-2023

Article URL : https://plos.io/3MEkobs

Article title: Prevalence and predictors of prediabetes/type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents in the United States: NHANES (2021–2023)

Author countries: U.S., Ghana.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0005596

Prevalence and predictors of prediabetes/type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents in the United States: NHANES (2021–2023)

25-Feb-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Autoimmune Disorders Diabetes Diseases and Disorders Health and Medicine Immune Disorders Type 2 Diabetes

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
DOI
10.1371/journal.pgph.0005596
Article Publication Date
2026-02-25
Article Title
Prevalence and predictors of prediabetes/type 2 diabetes mellitus among adolescents in the United States: NHANES (2021–2023)
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
mjpress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2026, February 25). Almost 1-in-3 American adolescents has diabetes or prediabetes, with waist-to-height ratio the strongest independent predictor of prediabetes/diabetes, reveals survey of 1,998 adolescents (10-19 years) from 2021-2023. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMZXVZ1/almost-1-in-3-american-adolescents-has-diabetes-or-prediabetes-with-waist-to-height-ratio-the-strongest-independent-predictor-of-prediabetesdiabetes-reveals-survey-of-1998-adolescents-10-19-years-from.html
MLA:
"Almost 1-in-3 American adolescents has diabetes or prediabetes, with waist-to-height ratio the strongest independent predictor of prediabetes/diabetes, reveals survey of 1,998 adolescents (10-19 years) from 2021-2023." Brightsurf News, Feb. 25 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMZXVZ1/almost-1-in-3-american-adolescents-has-diabetes-or-prediabetes-with-waist-to-height-ratio-the-strongest-independent-predictor-of-prediabetesdiabetes-reveals-survey-of-1998-adolescents-10-19-years-from.html.