Tag: Adolescents / Teens

Adolescent, young adult patients with overweight/obese BMI also have higher rates of grade III/IV hepatotoxicity, hyperglycemia

Estimated prevalence of learning disabilities over time was 8.83 percent

Similarly, diabetic ketoacidosis at diabetes onset increased during the pandemic

Co-occurring diagnoses more prevalent among youth whose electronic medical record-reported sex was female, those with private insurance

Study found improvement in outcomes in terms of language, academic performance, quality of life

Children, adolescent, and young adult patients with cancer at increased lifetime risk of diagnosis or increased severity of depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders

Prevalence varies by ferritin or hemoglobin thresholds used

However, coinciding increases in binge drinking seen among adults ≥31 years

Effect of testosterone on anterior prefrontal cortex engagement decreases from middle-to-late adolescence, then shifts into activational role

However, no association seen for teen alcohol consumption and depression