title: [Study and prevalence of post-transplant diabetes mellitus; analysis on a group of kidney transplant recipients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The onset of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) among kidney recipients is associated with an increased risk of graft failure and high rates of morbidity and mortality. Minimize the risk of PTDM is a priority for improving long-term survival rates. Aims. This study aims to assess the prevalence of PTDM in a renal transplant patient population, to identify risk factors and assess the graft and patient survival.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 112 renal transplant patients , 69 men and 43 women , renal transplant , who attended for five years post-transplant consultation. Were analyzed as potential risk factors for PTDM : age , sex, body mass index (BMI ) , obesity , VHC , hypertension, dyslipidemia , total cholesterol (TC) , serum triglyceride and immunosuppressive therapy ( cyclosporine , tacrolimus , mycophenolate mofetil and sirolimus ), also the prevalence of acute rejection episodes was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of PTDM was 24.2 %, compared with 85 patients (75.8%) with standard glucose (PGN) . PTDM patients showed a higher BMI , a higher percentage of overweight , dyslipidemia , total cholesterol levels , triglycerides and performed a greater percentage of patients with PDMPT including Mycophenolate mofetil was administered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high incidence of PTDM in kidney recipients , the importance of weight control and strict adherence to all identified risk factors , as well as in minimizing the doses of immunosuppressive therapies to prevent the onset of PTDM.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Granada. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Enfermería.. rafaelfernandez@ugr.es.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández Castillo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología Unidad de Hemodiálisis. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada.. ruthfg@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandez Gallegos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología Unidad de Hemodiálisis. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada.. falitos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gomez Urquiza
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Granada. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento de Enfermería.. gacf@ugr.es.
authors.forename: Guillermo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cañadas de la Fuente
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología Unidad de Hemodiálisis. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Granada.. rafac@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Rafael Jose
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Esteban de la Rosa
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Jaén. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Departamento Enfermería. España.. ppena@ujaen.es.
authors.forename: Maria Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Peña Amaro
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate