Avishai M Tsur, Shir Hershkovich, Inbar Zucker, Miri Lutski, Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Asaf Vivante, Maya Fischman, Ofer Amir, Jacob Rotchild, Hertzel C Gerstein, Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, Limor Friedensohn, Ofri Mosenzon, Estela Derazne, Dorit Tzur, Amir Tirosh, Arnon Afek, Itamar Raz, Gilad Twig
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between stuttering in adolescence and incident type 2 diabetes in young adulthood. METHODS: This nationwide population-based study included 2 193 855 adolescents of age 16 to 20 years who were assessed for military service between 1980 and 2013. Diagnoses of stuttering in adolescence were confirmed by a speech-language pathologist. Diabetes status for each individual as of December 31, 2016, was determined by linkage to the Israeli National Diabetes Registry...
March 25, 2021: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism