Temporal trends of incident diabetes mellitus and subsequent outcomes in patients receiving kidney transplantation: a national cohort study in Taiwan

Abstract Background Allograft kidney transplantation has become a treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) has been associated with impaired patient and graft survival. Taiwan has the highest incidence and prevalence rates of...

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Main Authors: Hsuan Yeh, Chihung Lin, Yan-Rong Li, Chieh-Li Yen, Cheng-Chia Lee, Jung-Sheng Chen, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Ya-Chun Tian, Pi-Hua Liu, Ching-Chung Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-020-00541-3