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Prevalence of Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Among US Children and Adolescents

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1539

May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study discusses the prevalence of parent-reported physician-diagnosed type 2 diabetes in youths aged 10 to 17 years participating in the 2022 to 2024 National Survey of Children’s Health.

Corresponding Authors: Wei Bao, MD, PhD, Institute of Public Health Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, (wbao@ustc.edu.cn); Guifeng Xu, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine (xguifeng365@ustc.edu.cn), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.

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