Open AccessPrevalence of Diabetes in Adolescents Aged 12 to 19 Years in the United States, 2005-2014
Author(s) -
Andy Menke,
Sarah Stark Casagrande,
Catherine C. Cowie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.8544
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , endocrinology
Prevalence of Diabetes in Adolescents Aged 12 to 19 Years in the United States, 2005-2014 Few data are available on the prevalence of diabetes among adolescents in the United States, particularly the percentage of those undiagnosed.1,2 The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes, the percentage of those who were unaware of their diabetes, and the prediabetes prevalence among adolescents using nationally representative data.
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