Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

The epidemic nature of diabetes mellitus in different regions is reviewed. The Middle East
and North Africa region has the highest prevalence of diabetes in adults (10.9%) whereas …

1. Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rare in the adolescent population, even
among high-risk individuals (A) 2. Generalized population screening of obese youth is …

Over the past three decades, the number of people with diabetes mellitus has more than
doubled globally, making it one of the most important public health challenges to all nations …

Context With increasing globalization and East-West exchanges, the increasing epidemic of
type 2 diabetes in Asia has far-reaching public health and socioeconomic implications …

Paul Zimmeta, K George MM Albertib, Francine Kaufmanc, Naoko Tajimad, Martin Silinke,
Silva Arslanianf, Gary Wongg, Peter Bennetth, Jonathan Shawa and Sonia Caprioi; IDF …

Context Low birth weight is implicated as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, the
strength, consistency, independence, and shape of the association have not been …

The “small baby syndrome hypothesis” suggests that an inverse linear relation exists
between birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to …

The association between birth size and cardiometabolic disease risk may be U-shaped.
Being born small for gestational age (SGA) has a definitive association with later …

The aims of the consensus meeting were to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology,
management, and implications of the rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people …