Prevalence and factors associated with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA): a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is a slowly progressive Type 1 diabetes subgroup with onset during middle age. Studies report that about 10% of adults initially diagnosed with clinical Type 2 diabetes (T2D) have LADA. Inappropriate diagnosis and mismanagement of the LADA can increase the risk of diabetic complications, which affect the quality of life and is the cause of increased mortality. In low-income countries setting, data regarding the magnitude of LADA is limited. We carried out this study to estimate the burden of misdiagnosed LADA among T2D patients in selected health facilities in Dar es Salaam and to bring awareness to the use of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) autoantibody in screening for LADA.

Methodology

We enrolled 186 phenotypic

SUBMITTER: Manisha AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270809 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature