Background There is an increasing prevalence of young-onset diabetes, especially in
developing areas. We compared the clinical outcomes and predictors for cardiovascular-
renal events between Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes with young-or late-onset of
disease diagnosed before or after the age of 40 years, respectively. Methods The Hong
Kong Diabetes Registry was established in 1995 as an ongoing quality improvement
initiative with consecutive enrollment of diabetic patients from ambulatory settings for …