Prevalence of retinopathy and microalbuminuria in pediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND
There has been a dramatic rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in the US pediatric population, yet the presence of retinopathy and microalbuminuria in this cohort has not yet been described.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the presence of retinopathy and microalbuminuria in a cohort of predominantly minority adolescents (African American and Caribbean Hispanic) with DM2.


METHODS
Forty pediatric patients with DM2 were examined between July, 2001 and June, 2003 for the presence of retinopathy. Data were also collected regarding microalbuminuria, body mass index, HbA1c, and family history of DM.


RESULTS
Of the 40 patients examined, one patient (2.5%) had retinopathy, whereas nine (27.3%) had microalbuminuria.


CONCLUSIONS
In young predominantly minority adolescents with DM2, retinopathy is rare, while microalbuminuria is common.
Farah
Samer E
SE
Department of Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Wals
Kenneth T
KT
Friedman
Ilana B
IB
Pisacano
Michael A
MA
DiMartino-Nardi
Joan
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D017668:Age of Onset; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis
D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin