Vitamin D Levels and the Risk of Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus After Kidney Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Given the burden of posttransplant diabetes mellitus and the high prevalence of low vitamin D levels in kidney transplant recipients, it is reasonable to consider vitamin D as a novel and potentially modifiable risk factor in this patient population.

Research question

To determine the association between 25- hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level and posttransplant diabetes among kidney transplant recipients. Design: In a multi-center cohort study of 442 patients who received a kidney transplant between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2010, serum samples within one-year before transplant were analyzed for 25(OH)D levels. The association between 25(OH)D and posttransplant diabetes were examined in Cox proportional hazard models.

Results

The median 25(OH)D level

SUBMITTER: Quach K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8182337 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature