U.S. Prevalence Of Diabetes Among Children & Adolescents Increased Between 2001 & 2017; Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence Almost Doubled

In six areas of the United States from 2001 to 2017, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among children and adolescents increased for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of type 1 diabetes among those age 0 to 19 increased by about 45.3%, from 1.48 per 1,000 youths to 2.15 per 1,000 youths. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among those age 10 to 19 increased by nearly 97.1%, from 0.34 per 1,000 youths to 0.67 per 1,000 youths.

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