Risk Factors for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Young Australian Aborigines: A 5-year follow-up study

Abstract

The major finding of this study is the high prevalence of risk factors for NIDDM and cardiovascular disease in this population of aboriginal children and adolescents. Abnormalities of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism were well established by late in the second decade of life. Although many subjects had high insulin levels and there was evidence of insulin resistance in the population, hyperinsulinemia did not predict the development of abnormal glucose tolerance 5 years later.

Type 2 Diabetes in the Young: The Evolving Epidemic

“…A cohort of indigenous Australian children aged 7-18 years was surveyed in 1989 and again in 1994. Over the 5 years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes almost doubled to 1.3%, while that for IGT increased almost sevenfold to 8.1% (20). At the follow-up, 18% of the population was overweight or obese, and one-third had elevated cholesterol levels.…”

“…Although type 1 diabetes remains the main form of the disease in children worldwide, it is likely that type 2 diabetes will be the predominant form within 10 years in many ethnic groups. Type 2 diabetes has already been reported in children in a number of countries, including Japan, the U.S., India, Australia, and the U.K. (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). This new phenomenon brings a serious new aspect to the global diabetes epidemic and heralds an emerging public health problem of major proportions.…”

Estimation of body mass index and risk evaluation of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in undergraduate students

“…8 The occurrences of Type II Diabetes have been reported in children, adolescents and young adult age group individuals. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The occurrence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome has been reported in children, adolescents and young adults. 16,17 Obesity has now become a critical problem in the U.S., with the prevalence among adults increasing by nearly 50% during the 1980s and 1990s; 18 now, nearly 70% of adults are classified as overweight or obese compared with fewer than 25% 40 years ago.…”

Childhood Diabetes Mellitus and the Double Burden of Malnutrition: An Emerging Public Health Challenge in Developing Countries

“…In the North America, type 2 DM now accounts for about 15% to 45% of all newly diagnosed cases of diabetes in children and teenagers [10,11]. Type 2 DM has also been reported in children in Asian-Pacific countries such as Japan [12], India [13] and Australia [14], as well as in the United Kingdom [15]. Although type 1 DM remains the major form of the disease in children worldwide, it is likely that type 2 DM will be the predominant form within a decade in many ethnic groups [16].…”