The Clinical Characteristics of the Newly Diagnosed Early Onset (< 40 Years Old) Diabetes in Outpatients' Clinic

Kim, Kyung-Soo; Oh, Hyun-Ju; Kim, Ji-Woon; Lee, Yeo-Kyung; Kim, Soo-Kyung; Park, Seok-Won; Kim, Yoo-Lee; Park, Won-Keun; Cho, Yong-Wook

doi:10.4093/kdj.2010.34.2.119

The Clinical Characteristics of the Newly Diagnosed Early Onset (< 40 Years Old) Diabetes in Outpatients' Clinic

Background The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young adults and adolescents has increased in the last decade according to the increasing obese population. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus before the age of 40 years as …