Open AccessIncreasing Incidence of New-Onset Diabetes After Transplant Among Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients
Author(s) -
Thomas E. Burroughs,
Jason Swindle,
Paolo R. Salvalaggio,
Krista L. Lentine,
Steven K. Takemoto,
Suphamai Bunnapradist,
Daniel C. Brennan,
Mark A. Schnitzler
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181ae67f0
Subject(s) - medicine , cumulative incidence , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , immunosuppression , tacrolimus , body mass index , transplantation , confidence interval , endocrinology , physics , optics
Risk of new-onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) is well characterized for adults but much less understood in pediatric transplant. This study examines the incidence and risk factors of NODAT in pediatric renal transplant patients.