Research Article

Risk Factors Related to New-Onset Diabetes after Renal Transplantation in Patients of a High Complexity University Hospital in Colombia, 20 Years of Experience

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with renal transplantation between 1995 and 2014.

CharacteristicsTotal (n = 366)Controls (n = 244)Cases (n = 122) value

Age, years
Median (IQR)44 (34–55)40 (30–52)51 (40–60)<0.0001
Age range18–7818–7518–78
Age >50 years, n (%)141 (38)73 (30)68 (56)<0.0001
Male gender, n (%)196 (54)126 (52)70 (57)0.299
Afro-descendant ethnicity, n (%)53 (14.5)31 (12.7)22 (18)0.006
Unknown, n (%)11 (3)3 (1.2)8 (6.6)

BMI, kg/m2
Median (IQR)23.7 (21–26)22 (20–24)25.6 (23–28)<0.0001
Weight range15–4015–4018–40
Unknown, n (%)29 (8)19 (7)10 (8)
BMI >30 kg/m2, n (%)25 (6.8)9 (3.7)16 (13)0.003
Family history of DM, n (%)98 (27)53 (22)45 (37)0.002

Pretransplant fasting plasma glucose, mg/dl
Median (IQR)88 (81–96)86 (80–93)92 (84–100)<0.0001
Value range23–20523–11965–205
Pretransplant fasting plasma glucose >100 mg/dl, n (%)57 (15.6)23 (9)34 (28)<0.0001
Unknown, n (%)3 (0.8)3 (2)

Serum triglycerides, mg/dl
Median (IQR)169 (114–240)155 (107–221)202 (140–298)0.0001
Value range34–114234–92455–1142
Unknown, n (%)7 (1.9)3 (1)4 (3)
Serum triglycerides >200 mg/dl, n (%)137 (37)75 (31)62 (51)<0.0001
Unknown, n (%)7 (1.9)3 (1)4 (3)
Pretransplant hepatitis C antibody test, n (%)12 (3.28)10 (4.1)2 (1.6)
Unknown, n (%)4 (1.09)1 (0.4)3 (2.5)0.099
Deceased organ donor, n (%)311 (85)208 (85)103 (84)0.836

IQR : interquartile range; BMI : body mass index; DM : diabetes mellitus.