Type 2 & other diabetes

Prevalence and characterization by latent class analysis of children with parental type 2-diabetes

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

This study identifies five classes of families with varying prevalence of parental type 2-diabetes. It adds to our understanding of subgroups and may help target family-oriented interventions.

Study context

Population
Children and their parents in Danish national registerschildren and their parents
Participants
1,136,988 children
Exposure
Children with vs without parental T2D
Outcome
Prevalence and characteristics of children with parental T2D
Methodological detailsDanish national registers, latent class analysis
  • Danish national registers
  • Latent class analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Parental T2D

Children with a parent with T2D

40,442

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Prevalence and characterization by latent class analysis of children with parental type 2-diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 22 October 2025. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112959

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