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Candler, T.P., Mahmoud, O. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0342-6704, Lynn, R.M., Majbar, A.A., Barrett, T.G. and Shield, J.P.H.
(2018)
Continuing rise of Type 2 diabetes incidence in children and young people in the UK.
Diabetic Medicine.
pp. 737-744.
ISSN 0742-3071
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Abstract
Aims: To estimate the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in children aged <17 years, compare this with similar data 10 years ago, and characterize clinical features at diagnosis in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Methods: Using the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit reporting framework, cases of Type 2 diabetes diagnosed in children aged <17 years between 1 April 2015 and 30 April 2016 were reported each month. Results: A total of 106 cases were reported, giving a UK incidence of 0.72/100 000 (95% CI 0.58–0.88). Children from ethnic minorities had significantly higher incidence compared with white children (0.44/100 000) with rates of 2.92/100 000 and 1.67/100 000, in Asian and BACBB (black/African/Caribbean/black British) children respectively. Sixty-seven percent were girls and 81% had a family history of Type 2 diabetes. The mean BMI sd score at diagnosis was 2.89 (2.88, girls; 2.92, boys); 81% were obese. Children of Asian ethnicity had a significantly lower BMI sd score compared with white children (P<0.001). There was a trend in increased incidence from 2005 to 2015, with a rate ratio of 1.35 (95% CI 0.99–1.84), although this was not statistically significant (P=0.062). There was statistical evidence of increased incidence among girls (P=0.03) and children of South-Asian ethnicity (P=0.01) when comparing the 2005 and 2015 surveys. Conclusions: Type 2 diabetes remains far less common than Type 1 diabetes in childhood in the UK, but the number of cases continues to rise, with significantly increased incidence among girls and South-Asian children over a decade. Female gender, family history, non-white ethnicity and obesity were found to be strongly associated with the condition.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2026 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2026 00:08 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/104861 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/dme.13609 |
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