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Children and teens with coronavirus infection are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than children with other respiratory diseases, according to a new study published Monday. According to JAMA Network Open Research, children were 50% more likely to develop diabetes about six months after coronavirus infection than children affected by respiratory illnesses such as seasonal influenza and bronchitis.
The odds were even higher for obese children. Because they were 100% more likely to get infected than their peers. Researchers used the health records of more than 60,000 children aged 10 to 19 from January 2020 to December 2022, before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.
The records of the subjects were classified into two groups. One were those who were found infected with Corona virus and the other were those who were infected with all other respiratory diseases. From there all associations with a positive diabetes diagnosis were noted and studied.
Some health records date back to before the coronavirus vaccine was available for children. Because the shots were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for people ages 5 to 11 until October 2021. The research did not mention whether the subjects received the vaccine or not.
Steven M. Wiley, director of the diabetes center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, told The Washington Post that the onset of diabetes may also be due to other effects of the pandemic lockdowns. Such as lack of physical activity or lack of immunity. Wiley was not involved in the study and believes the concluded link between coronavirus and type 2 diabetes needs further investigation.