title: Incidence of and risk factors for posttransplant diabetes mellitus after pancreas transplantation.
abstract: Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) after pancreas transplantation (PTX) has not been extensively examined. This single center, retrospective analysis of 674 recipients from 1994 to 2005 examines the incidence of and risk factors for PTDM after PTX. PTDM was defined by fasting plasma glucose level > or =126 mg/dL, confirmed on a subsequent measurement or treatment with insulin or oral hypoglycemic agent for > or =30 days. The incidence of PTDM was 14%, 17% and 25% at 3, 5 and 10 years after PTX, respectively and was higher (p = 0.01) in solitary pancreas (PAN) versus simultaneous kidney pancreas (SPK) recipients (mean follow-up 6.5 years). In multivariate analysis, factors associated with PTDM were: older donor age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.06, p < 0.001), higher recipient body mass index (HR 1.07,CI 1.01-1.13, p = 0.01), donor positive/recipient negative CMV status (HR 1.65,CI 1.03-2.6, p = 0.04), posttransplant weight gain (HR 4.7,CI 1.95-11.1, p < 0.001), pancreas rejection (HR 1.94.CI 1.3-2.9, p < 0.001) and 6 month fasting glucose (HR 1.01,CI 1.01-1.02, p < 0.001), hemoglobin A(1)c, (HR 1.12,CI 1.05-1.22, p = 0.002) and triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein (TG/HDL) ratio (HR 0.94,CI 0.91-0.96, p < 0.001). This study delineates the incidence and identifies risk factors for PTDM after PTX.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, Madison, WI, USA. nikole@surgery.wisc.edu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neidlinger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Odorico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munoz del Rio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sollinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirsch
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015994:Incidence; D007328:Insulin; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin