Burden of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis among children with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome , Vol. 13 (1) Apr 2021

Lauren Parlett, Qinli Ma, Qian Shi, Geoffrey Crawford, Laura Scott, Vincent Wiley, and Abiy Agiro

Tags Diabetes | Observational Study | Healthcare Utilization | Hospitalization | Pediatric | Healthcare Cost

Abstract

This claims-based retrospective cohort study examined the prevalence and incremental impact of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis among children with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United States. Although diagnoses of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis were not common among diabetic children, it was associated with significantly higher incremental healthcare cost and risk of hospitalization.