%0 Journal Article
%T Serum Apolipoprotein B and A1 Concentrations Predict Late-Onset Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus in Prevalent Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
%A G. V. Ramesh Prasad
%A Lindita Rapi
%A Michelle M. Nash
%A Rohit Malyala
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2054358119850536
%X Glucose metabolism links closely to cholesterol metabolism. Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) adversely affects posttransplant outcomes, but its risk factors in relation to cholesterol metabolism have not been fully delineated. The apolipoprotein B/A1 (Apo B/A1) ratio, which is associated with insulin resistance, has not been evaluated in kidney transplant recipients as a risk factor for PTDM
%K cardiovascular disease
%K diabetes
%K metabolic syndrome
%K tacrolimus
%K transplantation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6535897/