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Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper
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Topic: Diabetes
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 November 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper. AIHW, 2014.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014, Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people: a working paper, AIHW, Canberra.
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Type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people identifies and describes national data sources to monitor incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in children and young people and assesses their suitability for this task. This working paper also presents, for the first time, national incidence and prevalence estimates of type 2 diabetes in Australia's children and young people.
- ISSN: 1444-8033
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-538-5
- Cat. no: CVD 64
- Pages: 66
Findings from this report:
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As of June 2012 there were around 2,200 10-24 year olds diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
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In the decade to 2011-12 there were around 4,000 new cases of type 2 diabetes among 10-24 year olds
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Incidence rates of type 2 diabetes among children and young people have remained fairly stable over the last decade
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Incidence of type 2 diabetes increases with age, 5 times as high among 20-24 than 10-14 year olds