Young-Onset Diabetes in Sri Lanka: Experience From the Developing World.

ABSTRACT: Background: Young-onset diabetes (YOD) is characterised by unique diagnostic and management challenges more pronounced in resource-limited settings like Sri Lanka. Aims: We aimed to ascertain the prevalence, patterns and characteristics of YOD in Sri Lanka and describe the state of care. Methods: Retrospective review of baseline data of all patients enrolled in the prospective multicentre Database for Young-Onset Diabetes, Sri Lanka (DYOD-SL), was performed, from April 2021 to April 2023. Results: A total of 2531 patient data were included from 28 centres island-wide. Females were 57.6%. The median age was 20 years (interquartile range (IQR) 17, 23), and the age at diagnosis was 15 years (IQR 12, 18). Type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the commonest (57.6%), followed by

SUBMITTER: Arambewela MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11668545 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature