Type 2 & other diabetes

Screening gaps for prediabetes in US young adults under current American diabetes Association criteria

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

Among US young adults aged 18-34 years with prediabetes in NHANES 2007-2016, one in three (32.7%) would not have qualified for screening under current American Diabetes Association criteria

Study context

Population
US young adults aged 18–34 years with prediabetes, NHANES 2007–2016
Outcome
Would not have qualified for screening under current ADA criteria

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Young adults with prediabetes not qualifying for screening under current ADA criteria (one in three)

32.7%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Screening gaps for prediabetes in US young adults under current American diabetes Association criteria. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 25 May 2026. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113339

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