Title: Type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Headings: Type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults
Type 2 diabetes in adolescents and young adults
Summary
Introduction
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Decline in β-cell function
Obesity-induced mechanisms
Key drivers for the development of type 2 diabetes in young people
Early life determinants
Diet and obesity
Physical activity
Socioeconomic factors
Family history
Female sex and polycystic ovarian syndrome
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Clinical characteristics
Complications
Microvascular complications
Macrovascular complications
Other complications
Treatment
Lifestyle changes
Pharmacological and surgical approaches
Table 2 Key studies showing the effectiveness of interventions to treat young-onset type 2 diabetes
Societal effects of type 2 diabetes in young people
Summary and future research directions
Search strategy and selection criteria
Contributors
Declaration of interests
References
Article Info
Publication History
Identification
Copyright
ScienceDirect
Figures
Tables

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The standardised incidence ratio (per 100 000 population) of newly diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes at age