Prevalence of diabetes in U.S. youth in 2009: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of diabetes in U.S. youth aged RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS To address one of its primary aims, the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study identified youth aged RESULTS From a population of 3,458,974 youth aged CONCLUSIONS Diabetes, one of the leading chronic diseases in childhood, affects >190,000 (1 of 433) youth aged