Nearly a Third of US Youth Have Prediabetes or Diabetes

Published Date: 27 Feb 2026

Nearly 1 in 3 US adolescents have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, with abdominal adiposity being the strongest independent predictor, analysis of national survey data from 2021 to 2023 shows.

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