Diabetes Complications among Inpatients with Childhood and Young Adult–Onset Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Main finding · MicroalbuminuriaResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 4.8 95% CI 1.83–12.8Authors' conclusion
In a cohort of young people with diabetes in Northern Australia, the prevalence of diabetes-related complications was higher among those with T2D than T1D.
Study context
- Population
- Young people with T1D or T2D (diagnosed age 1–25 years) presenting to a regional Northern Australian hospital with any condition, 2015–2019; mean age 22 years, mean diabetes duration 6.7 years, 52% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, 28% remote
- Participants
- 357 people
- Exposure
- T2D vs T1D
- T2Dn = 192
- T1Dn = 165reference
- Outcome
- Microalbuminuria
Methodological detailssingle regional hospital
- Single regional hospital
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
4.8
95% CI 1.83–12.8
T2Dvs T1D
OR 4.8 (95% CI 1.83–12.8)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Cardiometabolic comorbidities and diabetes-related complications
- Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, microalbuminuria, amputation and elevated NAFLD score more prevalent with T2D than T1D, despite shorter disease duration and lower median HbA1c
Original publication
Diabetes Complications among Inpatients with Childhood and Young Adult–Onset Type 1 and 2 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 14 June 2024. doi:10.
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