Global prevalence of prediabetes in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prediabetes is a pivotal risk factor for developing diabetes. This meta-analysis was performed to assess the global prevalence of childhood prediabetes.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted for studies of prediabetes prevalence in the general pediatric population from inception until December 2021. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to combine the data. Variations in the prevalence estimates in different subgroups (age group, sex, setting, investigation period, body mass index [BMI] group, family history of diabetes, diagnosis criteria, World Health Organization [WHO] and World Bank [WB] regions) were examined by subgroup meta-analysis.

Results

A total of 48 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence was 8.84% (95% CI, 6.74%-1

SUBMITTER: Han C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310043 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature