The incidence of T2D in youth could rise by nearly 700% by 2060 if recent trends for the disease continue. MedTwitter
It is expected that as many as 526,000 people younger than 20 years in the United States will have diabetes by 2060, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Their projections found that the number of young people with diabetes will increase 12%, from 213,000 in 2017 to 239,000 in 2060.
The estimates include a 673% rise in the number of youth with type 2 diabetes and a 65% increase in cases ofMost of the new cases are projected to occur among non-Hispanic Blacks, exacerbating the already significant racial"This study's startling projections of type 2 diabetes increases show why it is crucial to advance health equity and reduce the widespread disparities that already take a toll on people's health," Christopher Holliday, PhD, MPH, FACHE, director of CDC's...
Even if trends remain the same in coming decades, researchers said diagnoses of type 2 diabetes will rise almost 70% and that diagnoses of type 1 diabetes will increase by 3%. The researchers attribute the increase in diabetes cases among youth to a variety of factors, including the growing prevalence of
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