Family history of type 2 diabetes and the risk of type 2 diabetes among young and middle-aged adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been growing among younger and middle-aged adults in the United States. A portion of this increase for this age group may be attributable to shared type 2 diabetes risks with family members. How family history of type 2 diabetes history is associated with type 2 diabetes risk among younger and middle-aged adults is not well understood.

Methods

This population-based retrospective cohort study uses administrative, genealogical, and electronic medical records from the Utah Population Database. The study population comprises offspring born between 1970 and 1990 and living in the four urban Utah counties in the United States between 1990 and 2015. The sample comprises 360,907 individuals without a type 2 diabetes diagnosis and 14,8

SUBMITTER: Smith KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature