1628-P: Extreme Survival in a Low SES Population with Early-Onset Diabetes

Low-income African Americans (AA) and Whites with extreme duration of young-onset diabetes (YODM) are a unique population. Traits of this population surviving w/DM for 50 yrs can provide clues to longevity in YODM, particularly in the poor and underserved. Persons ≥50 yrs old (59% female, 60% AA) from the Southern Community Cohort Study diagnosed w/DM < age 30 (n=649), classified by DM duration ≥ 50 yrs (extreme duration, n=96) or Disclosure E. Campos: None. H.A. Keenan: None. M.F. Lopes-Virella: None. W.J. Blot: None. B. Conway: None. Funding 5U01CA202979-04