Time trends and advances in the management of global, regional, and national diabetes in adolescents and young adults aged 10-24 years, 1990-2021: analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.

Background: Estimation of global diabetes burden in adolescents and young adults (10-24 years) from 1990 to 2021.

Methods: Data were extracted from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study. Joinpoint regression analysis was employed to examine trends over the past 30 years, frontier analysis identified regions with potential for improvement, and the slope index of inequality and the relative concentration index were used to assess health inequalities.