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2004 AUG 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity increases the risk of developing diabetes after kidney transplantation.
According to published research from Brazil, "The incidence and risk factors for the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) was retrospectively evaluated in cyclosporine-treated renal transplant patients. An incidence of 9.4% was observed over a 10-year period. Weight and body mass index were risk factors identified in a case-controlled study."
"Age, race, family history of DM, and cyclosporine and prednisone doses were not associated with the development of PTDM," reported L. A. Copstein and colleagues at Rio Grande do…
Source: HighBeam Research, Obesity increases diabetes risk after kidney transplant.