Metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension and type 2 diabetes in youth: from diagnosis to treatment

Table 5 Guidelines for investigating type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents with BMI > 85^th percentile for age and gender or weight for age, gender and height > 85^th percentile or weight > 120% of ideal weight for height (risk of obesity)

	Presence of at least two risk factors
Family History	T2D in 1^st and 2^nd degree relatives
Race/ethnicity*	American Indian, Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander
Signals or conditions associated with insulin resistance	Acanthosis nigricans, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome

Adapted: American Diabetes Association [123]. *In Brazil there are no data on race/ethnicity association as a risk factor for T2D, except for Asian adults.

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