Pediatric Diabetes Prevalence Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
In this cross-sectional study of Medicaid-enrolled youths, the prevalence of pediatric diabetes steadily increased, underscoring an increasing public health challenge. The sharp increase in T2D highlights the urgent need for targeted prevention, screening, and management strategies to mitigate long-term health and economic consequences.
Authors
- Theodoros V. Giannouchos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1574-6767)
- Ambika P. Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0692-6624)
- Julie May McDougal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9430-1004)
- RITA BASU
- Dávid Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-0323)
- Ye Liu
- Bisakha Sen
- Hao Zhang
- Jillur Rahim
- Pradeep Sharma
- Barbara Gower
- Ananda Basu
- David Allison
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60507
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.73