Table 2.

Risk factors for development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus

Factors unrelated to transplantation

  • Older age

  • South Asian / African-Caribbean ethnicity

  • Sedentary lifestyle

  • Overweight/obesity

  • Genetic factors

  • Strong family history

  • Adult polycystic kidney disease

  • Interstitial nephritis

Factors associated with transplantation

  • Glucocorticoids

  • Calcineurin inhibitors (tacrolimus >ciclosporin)

  • Hepatitis C or cytomegalovirus infection

  • Post-transplant weight gain