Title: Obesity in Children Quadruples Their Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Headings: Obesity in Children Quadruples Their Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity in Children Quadruples Their Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Rising in Parallel With Obesity

Content: Examining BMI as a continuous variable, the team also found that each one-standard-deviation increase in BMI Z-score was associated with an odds ratio of incident type 2 diabetes of 1.6. There were no significant associations between obesity or BMI and the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The team says: " Taken together, we update observational evidence that the rate of type 2 diabetes incidence, although less common than type 1, is rising among the UK children and young adults in parallel with increasing childhood obesity over the past decades." Dr Abbasi noted that the study raises some questions as to how to prioritize investment in type 2 diabetes prevention and management in children and young adults, such as: " What exactly contributes to the incidence and burden of diabetes in children and young adults and to what extent?" This is especially important, he emphasized, as children who develop type 2 diabetes "are at risk of developing other complications" and the total healthcare and public costs, as well as overall burden, of diabetes is likely to be higher than in someone who develops the disease later in life. The authors declare no relevant financial relationships. For more diabetes and endocrinology news, follow us on Twitter and on Facebook . J Endocr Soc.