Open AccessSimilarities and differences in the natural history of youth‐onset type 2 diabetes between the West and Asia
Author(s) -
Yen FuShun,
Hwu ChiiMin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.13767
Subject(s) - medicine , natural history , dyslipidemia , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , obesity , east asia , pediatrics , demography , endocrinology , china , geography , archaeology , sociology
The natural history of youth‐onset type 2 diabetes between the West and the East seems similar, with a high proportion of comorbidities (obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia), increased risk of microvascular complications and high treatment failure rates.