Islet autoimmunity status in Asians with young-onset diabetes (12–40 years): Association with clinical characteristics, beta cell function and cardio-metabolic risk factors

Abstract In this paper, the islet autoimmunity status and relation to clinical characteristics, beta cell function and cardio-metabolic risk factors in young-onset Asian diabetic patients are evaluated at baseline. The study population consisted of 912 patients (from China, India, Malaysia and Singapore) with age 12–40 years and diabetes duration