Open AccessCharacteristics of children and adolescents at onset of type 2 diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Bedowra Zabeen,
Jebun Nahar,
Samin Tayyeb,
Fauzia Mohsin,
Nazmun Nahar,
Kishwar Azad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.190544
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , obesity , family history , metformin , ethnic group , endocrinology , physics , optics , sociology , anthropology
Recent data show that the prevalence of diabetes among children and adolescents is increasing in some ethnic groups. The worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity has been accompanied by an increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in youth.