Prevalence and Risk Factors of Post-Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus in Patients after Kidney Allotransplantation in Moscow

Purpose: To find out the prevalence, and the risk factors conducive to the development of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) after kidney allotransplantation (KAT). Methods: The medical histories of 146 recipients of kidney allotransplants received between 1989 and 2014 were reviewed in retrospect. Diabetes mellitus diagnosed before KAT was a criterion for exclusion from the study. Analysed as risk factors were: sex, age, KAT time, and the use of glycocorticoids (GCs), tacrolimus (Tc), and/or cyclosporine A (CcA). The veritability of their influence was assessed using the step-wise linear regression analysis method. Results: The recipients’ average age was 42.9 +/20.2 (х±σ) years at the time of the study. PTDM prevalence in the general group was 21.9% (n=32). Age and the use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and GCs had the greatest impact on PTDM development (р=0,01).