OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the risk of complications in youth with type 2 diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Population-based cohorts of 342 youth (1–18 years of age) with prevalent type 2 diabetes, 1,011 youth with type 1 diabetes, and 1,710 nondiabetic control youth were identified between 1986 and 2007 from a clinical registry and linked to health care records to assess long-term outcomes using ICD-9CM and ICD-10CA codes.
RESULTS
Youth with type 2 diabetes had an increased risk of any complication (hazard ratio 1.47 [95% CI 1.02–2.12]). Significant adverse clinical factors included age at diagnosis (1.08 [1.02–2.12]), HbA1c (1.06 [1.01–1.12]), and, surprisingly, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitor use (1.75 [1.27–2.41]). HNF-1α G319S polymorphism was protective in the type 2 diabetes cohort (0.58 [0.34–0.99]). Kaplan-Meier statistics revealed an earlier diagnosis of renal and neurologic complications in the type 2 diabetes cohort, manifesting within 5 years of diagnosis. No difference in retinopathy was seen. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases were rare; however, major complications (dialysis, blindness, or amputation) started to manifest 10 years after diagnosis in the type 2 diabetes cohort. Youth with type 2 diabetes had higher rates of all outcomes than nondiabetic control youth and an overall 6.15-fold increased risk of any vascular disease.
CONCLUSIONS
Youth with type 2 diabetes exhibit complications sooner than youth with type 1 diabetes. Younger age at diagnosis is potentially protective, and glycemic control is an important modifiable risk factor. The unexpected adverse association between RAAS inhibitor use and outcome is likely a confounder by indication; however, further evaluation in young people is warranted.
Breastfeeding initiation is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes among women and their offspring in Manitoba. The results suggest that breastfeeding might be a potentially modifiable factor to reduce the risk of diabetes in both First Nations and non-First Nations women and children.
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Bulleted novelty statement:This historical cohort study examined the impact of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) after excluding pre-existing diabetes in mothers who delivered from 1981-2011 in Manitoba, Canada. First Nations (FN) women had 2-times more GDM and were 3-times more likely to develop postpartum diabetes than non-FN women. Postpartum diabetes in both FN and non-FN mothers was affected by GDM, lower family income and rural residence. The relative risk of developing postpartum diabetes in non-FN women was higher than FN women. The findings suggest that the reduction of GDM and socioeconomic inequities are required for preventing postpartum diabetes in FN and non-FN women.Running title: GDM and subsequent diabetes in mothers 2 Abstract Background: Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of diabetes has steadily increased among
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