Ethnic differences in the manifestation of early-onset type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We undertook phenotypic characterization of early-onset and late-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adult black African and white European populations with recently diagnosed T2D to explore ethnic differences in the manifestation of early-onset T2D.

Research design and methods

Using the Uganda Diabetes Phenotype study cohort of 500 adult Ugandans and the UK StartRight study cohort of 714 white Europeans with recently diagnosed islet autoantibody-negative T2D, we compared the phenotypic characteristics of participants with early-onset T2D (diagnosed at <40 years) and late-onset T2D (diagnosed at ≥40 years).

Results

One hundred and thirty-four adult Ugandans and 113 white Europeans had early-onset T2D. Compared with late-onset T2D, early-onset T2D in white Euro

SUBMITTER: Kibirige D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature