Ewa Malecka-Tendera1, Eva Erhardt, Dénes Molnár. 1. Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. etendera@slam.katowice.pl
Abstract
AIM: The aim of the study was to review the published and unpublished data on type 2 diabetes in European children in order to determine how common this problem is in the dominantly Caucasian population. METHODS: The MEDLINE database was searched and a questionnaire was distributed among European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) representatives from 16 countries. RESULTS: One hundred and eighty-four children with type 2 diabetes were diagnosed in Europe, 144 of them of Caucasian origin. The majority of them were overweight females and, had positive family history for type 2 diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSION: Because of the significant rates of type 2 diabetes in Europe, screening for it in obese children and adolescents is highly recommended.
AIM: The aim of the study was to review the published and unpublished data on type 2 diabetes in European children in order to determine how common this problem is in the dominantly Caucasian population. METHODS: The MEDLINE database was searched and a questionnaire was distributed among European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) representatives from 16 countries. RESULTS: One hundred and eighty-four children with type 2 diabetes were diagnosed in Europe, 144 of them of Caucasian origin. The majority of them were overweight females and, had positive family history for type 2 diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSION: Because of the significant rates of type 2 diabetes in Europe, screening for it in obesechildren and adolescents is highly recommended.
Authors: Irena Aldhoon-Hainerová; Hana Zamrazilová; Lenka Dušátková; Barbora Sedláčková; Petr Hlavatý; Martin Hill; Richard Hampl; Marie Kunešová; Vojtěch Hainer Journal: Diabetol Metab Syndr Date: 2014-09-16 Impact factor: 3.320