Global, Regional, and National Prevalence for Type 2 Diabetes Among Women of Childbearing Age, 1992-2021: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

ABSTRACT: In 2021, global T2DM prevalence among WCBAs reached 73.86 million (95% UI: 63.43-85.32 million), with China, India, and the United States leading. Greenland exhibited the largest rise in age-standardized prevalence (7.93%), with an annual increase of 11.32% (95% UI: 8.33%-14.39%). From 1992 to 2021, prevalence rose in 195 countries, declined in eight, and remained stable in one. Prevalence increased with age, peaking in women aged 45-49, and was higher in low-SDI regions, which also experienced sharper increases. Period and cohort effects worsened globally, particularly in low-SDI regions. Population growth drove burden increases in low-SDI areas, while epidemiological factors dominated in high-SDI regions. T2DM-related visual impairment was more severe in low- and medium-SDI regions. Proj

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853072 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature