Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus Incidence and Risk Factors in Adult Liver Transplantation Recipients

Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a metabolic complication that usually occurs after liver transplantation (LT) due to immunosuppression. In this study, our aim was to identify PTDM incidence after LT in our center and the potential risk factors. In this study, 238 adult LT patients were evaluated in terms of PTDM development. Of 238 patients included in the study, 170 (71.4%) were male, 68 (28.6%) were female and the mean age was 43.5± 13.7 years. Of all patients, PTDM developed in 24 (10.1%). Transient-Hyperglycemia (t-HG) was detected in 31 (13%) patients. PTDM and t-HG patients had a greater body weight than non-PTDM patients (BMI kg/m : 27.6± 5.3, 25.8± 4.3and 23.9± 3.3, respectively p