Prevalence and characteristics of paediatric Type 2 diabetes in the Republic of Ireland.

M I O'DeaS M O'ConnellMichael Joseph O'Grady

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)

This was the first national study to estimate the prevalence of childhood Type 2 diabetes in Ireland. Despite their white ethnicity, traveller children appear to be a high-risk group, but this finding requires further study.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
emergency department
young adults
adipose tissue
quality improvement
early life