ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Clinical Diabetes
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1587055
This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging Global Population Health Risks: From Epidemiological Perspectives Volume IIView all articles
Analysis of the Global Burden of Diabetes and Attributable Risk Factor in Children and Adolescents Across 204 Countries and Regions from 1990 to 2021
Provisionally accepted
- 1The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- 2Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Why did we undertake this study?Although diabetes predominantly affects middle-aged and older adults, there has been a notable increase in the incidence of diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, among younger populations in recent years.Global Epidemiological Trends of Diabetes Among Children and Adolescents from 1990 to 2021 What did we find?The burden of diabetes among children and adolescents varies markedly by sex and geographic region. While the diabetes-related mortality rate among children and adolescents has declined over time, the incidence has risen sharply.Elevated fasting blood glucose and high and low temperatures are the three principal risk factors for diabetes-related mortality.Diabetes is emerging as a significant global health threat to children and adolescents.Consequently, healthcare institutions must devise more cost-effective and targeted strategies to alleviate the adverse effects of diabetes on children and adolescents.
Keywords: diabetes, Children and adolescents, Global burden of disease, Risk factors, subgroup analysis
Received: 03 Mar 2025; Accepted: 19 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Hu, He, Zhang, Long, Chenlin and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yong Xu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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