Lean diabetes: 20-year trends in its prevalence and clinical features among Korean adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus in lean Korean adults.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2021 among adults aged ≥ 19 years. Trend analyses between 2001 and 2019-2021 (n = 89,720) and comparative analyses of multiple clinical characteristics between patients with type 2 diabetes with and without overweight/obesity were conducted (n = 2,284).

Results

Between 2001 and 2019-2021, the estimated prevalence of lean type 2 diabetes (body mass index [BMI] < 23 kg/m²) increased from 6.6 to 8.8%, representing a 33.3% increase. This was a similar extent of increase of type 2 diabetes associated with being overweight or obese (12.1-16.3%, + 34.7

SUBMITTER: Kim JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662422 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature