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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2022

12. Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Lipids

New data on the epidemiology of T2DM in children

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12.1. Worldwide estimates of incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents in 2021

AOY Wu H, Patterson CC, Zhang X, Ghani RBA, Magliano DJ, Boyko EJ, Ogle GD, Luk

Diabetes research and clinical practice 2022;185:109785. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109785Brief Summary: This systematic review estimated 41 600 new incident cases of T2DM in children under age 20 years globally in 2021.Comment: Worldwide estimates of T2DM incidence in children and adolescents under 20 years, both at regional and national levels, were reached by ...

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12.2. Type 2 diabetes in prepubertal children

MJ Astudillo M, Tosur M, Castillo B, Rafaey A, Siller AF, Nieto J, Sisley S, McKay S, Nella AA, Balasubramanyam A, Bacha F, Redondo

Pediatric diabetes 2021;22(7):946-50. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13254Brief Summary: This retrospective study describes the characteristics of 35 prepubertal children diagnosed with T2DM during 2016–2019 in Houston, Texas. These children had severe obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia.Comment: We were all appalled when the first incidence of T2DM in a 5-year-old girl was...