PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Maria ED - Arslanian, Silva TI - Children at Risk — The Growing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes DP - 2011 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 30--31 VI - 11 IP - 11 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/30.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/30.full AB - A study of the medical records of 1027 consecutive pediatric patients from birth to age 19 years found that the number with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rose from approximately 4% before 1992 to 16% in 1994 [Pinhas-Hamiel O et al. J Pediatr 1996], and the trend has only accelerated over time.