Author Subjects (%) Before
LTx
After
LTx
Indications for LTx Time of
follow-up
Adverse outcome related to MS
Laish[20]a 252 221 252 various 6mths-15yrs More CVD
Obesity   24 (10.8) 69 (27.5)      
Diabetes mellitus   32 (14.4) 100 (39.6)      
Hypertension   19 (8.6) 147 (58.3)      
Low HDL   87 (39.8) 123 (48.8)      
Abnormal TG   16 (7.2) 119 (47.2)      
MS   12 (5.4) 131 (51.9)      
Bianchi [18]a 296     various 7mths-17yrs Not studied
Obesity   111 (37.5) 170 (57.4)      
Diabetes mellitus   29 (9.8) 112 (37.8)      
Laryea[21]a 118     various 3-18mths  
Hypertension   12 (10) 72 (62)      
Dyslipidemia   4 (3) 54 (46)      
Diabetes mellitus   15 (13) 73 (61)      
MS     69 (58)     More CVD
Hanouneh[22]a 82     HCV recurrence 1yr Not studied
Hypertension   18 (19) 61 (64.2)      
Diabetes mellitus   21 (22) 49 (51.6)      
MS     41 (50)      
Anastacio[23]b 117       7yrs  
AO     51 (43.2)      
Hypertension     41 (34.7)      
Diabetes mellitus     29 (24.6)      
Low HDL     45 (44.6)      
Abnormal TG     34 (33.3)      
Legend: a: Retrospective study; b: Prospective study. TG: Triglycerides. AO: Abdominal Obesity. CVD: Cardiovascular Event.
Table 2: Studies examining the prevalence of MS before and/or after liver transplantation (numbers in parentheses are percentages)