Author Subjects (%) Before KTx After KTx Indications for KTx Time of follow-up Adverse outcome related to MS
Courivaud[73]a 337     Not specified 1 yr More atherosclerotic events
MS   67 (20) 107 (32)      
Elkehili[74]c 91     Not specified 6 mths Not studied
Central obesity     46 (50)      
Hypertension     58 (64)      
Abnormal TG     44 (48)      
Low HDL     33 (36)      
Hyperglycemia     29 (32)      
MS     26 (29)      
Ozdemir[75]c 112     Not specified 1 yr higher CVD morbidity and decreased graft function
MS   50 (17)        
Luan [76]b 203   97 (48)   7yrs reduced transplant renal function
MS     98 (48)      
AGM            
Kishikawa[77]c 94     Not specified   Not studied
MS     14 (15)   1-106 mths  
de Vries[78]b 606     Not specified   impaired renal allograft function
MS     383 (63)   2.6-11.4 yrs  
Porrini[79]a 230       18 mths chronic graft dysfunction, graft loss
MS   87 (38)   Not specified    
Legend: a: retrospective study; b: prospective study. C: not specified. TG: Triglycerides. AO: Abdominal Obesity. CVD: Cardiovascular Event, AGM: Abnormal Glucose Metabolism.
Table 6: Studies examining the prevalence of MS before and/or after kidney transplantation (numbers in parentheses are percentages)