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Meanwhile, the prevalence of obesity at the time of youth type 2 diabetes diagnosis was just above 77%.
Males were found to have a higher likelihood of being obese as compared to females. And in terms of racial disparities, Asian participants were found to have the lowest prevalence of obesity at about 65%. White participants, on the other hand, were found to have the highest prevalence at nearly 90%.
So, even though three-quarters of young type 2 diabetes patients are obese, 25% of children receiving this disease diagnosis lack the driving risk factor.
This reality has since pushed the researchers to advocate for further analyses in order to provide more effective management strategies that account for those who are not obese.
“Further research is needed to evaluate the causes of [gender] and race and ethnicity-based associations of diabetes with obesity, and explore additional factors that may affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes apart from obesity in children,” the authors wrote.
To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in JAMA Network Open, visit the link here.
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