Cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents with prediabetes.

Sarah S CasagrandeA MenkeB LinderS K OsganianC C Cowie

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)

US adolescents with prediabetes are more likely to have obesity, low HDL-cholesterol, high triglycerides and elevated liver transaminase than adolescents with normal glucose. Addressing prediabetes in youth is important for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and long-term comorbidity.

Keyphrases

young adults
cardiovascular risk factors
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
mental health
weight loss
blood pressure
body mass index
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
low density lipoprotein