Perception of and risk factors for type 2 diabetes among students attending an upstate New York college: a pilot study.

Background: Detecting early type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors may reduce or prevent the development of the disease. We conducted a pilot study to generate preliminary data on the perception of T2D and further determined the prevalence of T2D risk factors among college students at an upstate New York campus.

Methods: Metabolic profiles were available for 44 college students for cross-sectional analysis.