Mayer-Davis Elizabeth J
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7461, USA.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Apr;108(4 Suppl 1):S45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.01.018.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus has emerged as a diagnosis among adolescents in the United States, particularly among minority groups and concurrent with the well-documented epidemic of overweight and obesity. Opportunities for prevention of type 2 diabetes and approaches to optimized treatment regimens for adolescents with the disease have drawn largely from studies conducted in adult populations. Recognizing that much work remains to be done, this review summarizes key findings from recent research and highlights recent findings from large, ongoing studies of youth that address the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young people, the prevalence of complications among this group, and the current knowledge base that informs opportunities for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes in adolescents.
2型糖尿病已成为美国青少年中的一种诊断疾病，尤其是在少数族裔群体中，且与有充分记录的超重和肥胖流行情况同时存在。预防2型糖尿病的机会以及针对患有该疾病的青少年优化治疗方案的方法，很大程度上借鉴了在成年人群体中进行的研究。认识到仍有许多工作要做，本综述总结了近期研究的主要发现，并强调了正在进行的关于青少年的大型研究的最新发现，这些研究涉及年轻人中2型糖尿病的患病率和发病率、该群体中并发症的患病率，以及为青少年2型糖尿病的预防和治疗提供机会的当前知识基础。
