The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research
Summary: Emerging adulthood, the period between ages 18 and 25, is distinct from older and younger populations in terms of both physiology and social circumstances. As a critical developmental window with long-lasting repercussions, emerging adulthood presents a key opportunity for prevention of car...
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| description | Summary: Emerging adulthood, the period between ages 18 and 25, is distinct from older and younger populations in terms of both physiology and social circumstances. As a critical developmental window with long-lasting repercussions, emerging adulthood presents a key opportunity for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Despite significant advances in diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention for other age groups, 18–25 year-olds remain underrepresented in research. Using diabetes prevention as an example, we analyzed the cited evidence behind four major guidelines that influence US clinical practice on screening and management of prediabetes in children and adults, revealing that the majority of these studies in both the pediatric and adult literature do not include emerging adults in their study populations. This gap between the pediatric and adult diabetes prevention literature creates a missing link connecting childhood risks to adult chronic disease. In this article, we draw attention to this often overlooked age group, and provide tangible recommendations as a path forward for both pediatric and adult researchers to increase the representation of emerging adults in diabetes prevention and other cardiovascular disease prevention studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f962337ab1f4c10a5eb4112bbc4c5192024-02-26T04:16:15ZengElsevierThe Lancet Regional Health. Americas2667-193X2024-04-0132100699The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention researchAbigail Arons0Hilary K. Seligman1Division of General Internal Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, 490 Illinois Ave, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA; Corresponding author.Center for Vulnerable Populations and Division of General Internal Medicine, UCSF, 490 Illinois Ave, Floor 7, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USASummary: Emerging adulthood, the period between ages 18 and 25, is distinct from older and younger populations in terms of both physiology and social circumstances. As a critical developmental window with long-lasting repercussions, emerging adulthood presents a key opportunity for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Despite significant advances in diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention for other age groups, 18–25 year-olds remain underrepresented in research. Using diabetes prevention as an example, we analyzed the cited evidence behind four major guidelines that influence US clinical practice on screening and management of prediabetes in children and adults, revealing that the majority of these studies in both the pediatric and adult literature do not include emerging adults in their study populations. This gap between the pediatric and adult diabetes prevention literature creates a missing link connecting childhood risks to adult chronic disease. In this article, we draw attention to this often overlooked age group, and provide tangible recommendations as a path forward for both pediatric and adult researchers to increase the representation of emerging adults in diabetes prevention and other cardiovascular disease prevention studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X24000267Emerging adulthoodCardiovascular disease preventionDiabetes preventionAdolescent and young adultResearch designAge representation in research |
| spellingShingle | Abigail Arons Hilary K. Seligman The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research The Lancet Regional Health. Americas Emerging adulthood Cardiovascular disease prevention Diabetes prevention Adolescent and young adult Research design Age representation in research |
| title | The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| title_full | The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| title_fullStr | The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| title_full_unstemmed | The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| title_short | The emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| title_sort | emerging adulthood gap in diabetes prevention research |
| topic | Emerging adulthood Cardiovascular disease prevention Diabetes prevention Adolescent and young adult Research design Age representation in research |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X24000267 |
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