New-Onset Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Korean Youths During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether COVID-19 contributes to youth-onset diabetes is controversial, and research in Asia is lacking.

Objective

To explore the incidence and severity of diabetes among youths during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used claims data for January 1, 2017, through February 28, 2022, from the National Health Insurance Service database in South Korea. The incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in patients younger than 20 years during the pandemic was analyzed and compared with that during the prepandemic period. The study included incident cases of T1D identified by at least 2 diagnosis codes with at least 2 insulin prescriptions within 1 year and T2D identified by at least 2 diagnos

SUBMITTER: Lee DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791714 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature