The prevalence of prediabetes more than doubled among U.S. youths from 1999 through 2018, according to findings published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.
In a letter, researchers noted that “trends in the prevalence of prediabetes among youths and associated disparities by population subgroups over the past 2 decades have not been reported to our knowledge, and such information is important for future diabetes prevention.”
The researchers reviewed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018 on youths aged 12 to 19 years who completed