About The Study: This nationally representative study estimating type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence among U.S. children and adolescents found that the prevalence among those ages 10 to 17 was nearly 4-fold higher than a 2017 estimate among those ages 10 to 19. The substantial increase in prevalence is alarming given T2D’s lifetime risk of debilitating complications and premature deaths.
Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Wei Bao, MD, PhD, ( wbao@ustc.edu.cn ) and Guifeng Xu, MD, PhD, ( xguifeng365@ustc.edu.cn ).
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1539)
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