Clinical, Metabolic, and Autoimmune Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Young Filipino Adults with Diabetes Mellitus - PubMed
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- #Filipino adults
- #metabolic syndrome
- #diabetes
- Young Filipino adults (aged 18-45) with diabetes show lower BMI but high visceral adiposity (waist-hip ratio of 0.93).
- 60% of participants had metabolic syndrome, and 67.82% were obese by BMI standards.
- Mean HbA1c was 9.07%, with only 23% achieving good glucose control (HbA1c <7.0%).
- 51.73% of participants were insulin-resistant (HOMA-IR), and autoantibodies for type 1 diabetes were rare (GAD: 3.2%, insulin autoantibodies: 19.3%).
- Common complications included sensory neuropathy (28%) and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (13%).
- The study highlights the need for personalized diabetes management in young Filipino adults.