Birthweight is associated with clinical characteristics in people with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Aleksander L HansenReimar Wernich ThomsenCharlotte BrønsHelene Matilde Lundsgaard SvaneRasmus Tanderup JensenMette K AndersenTorben HansenJens Steen NielsenPeter VestergaardKurt HøjlundNiels JessenMichaels Hecht OlsenHenrik Toft SorensenAllan Arthur VaagPublished in: Diabetologia (2023)
Despite younger age at diagnosis, and fewer individuals with obesity and family history of type 2 diabetes, a birthweight <3000 g was associated with more comorbidities, including a higher systolic BP, as well as with greater use of glucose-lowering and antihypertensive medications, in individuals with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes.