Long working hours and skipping breakfast concomitant with late evening meals are associated with suboptimal glycemic control among young male Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aims/introduction: To assess the associations of working conditions, eating habits and glycemic control among young Japanese workers with type 2 diabetes.

Materials And Methods: This hospital- and clinic-based prospective study included 352 male and 126 female working patients with diabetes aged 20-40 years. Data were obtained from June to July 2012 and June to July 2013.

Socioeconomic status and type 2 diabetes complications among young adult patients in Japan.

Objective: To assess the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and complications of type 2 diabetes among young adults in Japan.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Outpatient wards of 96 member hospitals and clinics of the Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions.