Research Article

Temporal Changes on the Risks and Complications of Posttransplantion Diabetes Mellitus Following Cardiac Transplantation

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis for the risk factors related with the development of PTDM at 1 year.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Parameters Hazard Ratio [95% Confidence limits]p value Hazard Ratio [95% Confidence limits]p value

Donor age1.017 [1.000, 1.034]0.0446

Recipient age (+10 years)1.27 [1.025, 1.574]0.02921.302 [1.046, 1.621]0.0182

Recipient BMI1.060 [1.000, 1.124]0.0510

Hyperlipidaemia1.445 [0.921, 2.269]0.1094

Cold ischemic time (+20 min)1.100 [1.009, 1.199]0.03031.110 [1.012, 1.216]0.0268

Tacrolimus2.52 [1.57, 4.05]<0.00013.378 [2.063, 5.530]<0.0001

Furosemide1.612 [0.959, 2.710]0.07142.048 [1.185, 3.541]0.0103

Thiazide diuretics0.344 [0.084, 1.400]0.1362

Year of transplant0.0711
 1983 to 19920.618 [0.357, 1.071]0.0863
 1993 to 20020.549 [0.318, 0.945]0.0305
 2003 to 2011- - -- - -

Gender mismatch0.1072
No mismatch- - -- - -
Female recipient/Male0.342 [0.107, 1.091]0.0699
donor
Male recipient/Female0.682 [0.375, 1.243]0.2116
donor