Sex differences in type 2 diabetes

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing in both sexes, but men are usually diagnosed at a younger age and lower body fat mass than women. Worldwide, an estimated 17.7 million more men than women have diabetes mellitus. Women appear to bear a greater risk factor burden at the time of their type 2 diabetes diagnosis, especially obesity. Moreover, psychosocial stress might play a more prominent role in diabetes risk in women. Across their lifespan, women experience greater hormone fluctuations and body changes due to reproductive factors than men. Pregnancies can unmask pre-existing metabolic abnormalities, resulting in the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, which appears to be the most prominent…

• “C
  “la Caixa” Foundation
• AS
  Austrian Science Fund

  Awards: I 4209, FWF, I 4209
• UW
  Universität Wien
• V
  Vetenskapsrådet

  Awards: 2018-, 2018-00932
• MU
  Medizinische Universität Wien
• CI
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research

  Award: GNP-161904