ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Program Collaborators for Environmental Influences on Child Health OutcomesJAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2146873. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46873. PMID: 35119461https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788643/Brief Summary: This study describes the correlation between...

Brief summary: Using data collected from 1608 adolescents and young adults (aged 10–24.9 years) with type 1 or type 2 diabetes recruited in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study, this study assessed the cross-sectional association between diabetes stigma and diabetes outcomes. Diabetes stigma was more common among females and was associated with suboptimal glycemic outcomes and acute and chronic complications.Stigma, defined as a negative social ju...

Brief summary: The incidences of T1D and T2D in children and young people increased in the USA over the last 2 decades. For the first time, the incidence of T2D has surpassed that of T1D.Comment: The SEARCH study has served as a national resource to explore the epidemiology and consequences of diabetes in the US. Published over the years, the findings contribute to understanding future trends in other parts of the world. Overall, the current report shows...

Brief Summary: Rare forms of diabetes (‘monogenic diabetes’) are caused by a single rare gene variant, while adult-onset T2D is influenced by thousands of common genetic variants. This study reveals that youth-onset T2D shares some genetic features with both monogenic and typical adult-onset T2D, marked by both common and rare genetic variantsComment: A significant challenge is understanding why the course of T2D in children and teenagers is mo...