Type 2 diabetes in different age groups

The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes continue to grow globally. Many population-based studies focused on reporting the prevalence data and only a few of them examined the incidence of diabetes. The study “Secular trends in incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong: A retrospective cohort study” described the secular trend of type 1 and type 2 diabetes incidence in Hong Kong from 2002 to 2015. It revealed that incidence of type 2 diabetes increased in people aged <40 years and remained constant in people aged ≥40 years. Moreover, incidence of type 1 diabetes continued to climb in people aged <20 years but was stable in other age groups. (PLoS Med. 2020 Feb 20;17(2):e1003052. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003052. eCollection 2020 Feb.)

Anyone interested in future collaboration in this field of research is welcome to contact our key investigator Prof. Juliana CHAN in Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK. Prof Chan’s research focuses on epidemiology, genetics, clinical trials and care models of diabetes and obesity.