Korean J Transplant.  2022 Nov;36(Supple 1):S312. 10.4285/ATW2022.F-4512.

Incident fractures in kidney transplant recipients: a nationwide cohort study from South Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nephrology, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea
  • 2Department of Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Department of Nephrology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  • 5Department of Nephrology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 6Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Background
An increased fracture incidence is a challenging issue in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). This study investigated the incidence, location, and predictors of fractures after kidney transplantation (KT).
Methods
Data were obtained from the Korea Organ Transplantation Registry, which is a nationwide cohort study of KTRs. A total of 4,134 KTRs who underwent KT between January 2014 and June 2019 were included in the study. The cumulative inci-dence and risk factors for fractures were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model.
Results
During a follow-up of 12,441.04 person-years (median, 2.94 years), 63 patients developed incident fractures. The cumulative 5-year incidence of fractures was 2.10%. The most frequent fracture locations were the leg (25.40%) and foot (22.22%). Older recipient age (hazard ratio [HR], 1.043; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.016–1.070; P=0.002), diabetes mellitus (HR, 2.627;95% CI, 1.559–4.426; P<0.001) and previous KT (HR, 10.085; 95% CI, 1.679–60.554; P=0.029) at baseline were associated with a higher risk of fractures after KT, whereas the use of anti-thymocyte globulin as induction therapy (HR, 0.170; 95% CI, 0.053– 0.542; P=0.003) and a higher serum phosphorus at 6 months posttransplantation (HR, 0.537; 95% CI, 0.366–0.788; P=0.001) were associated with a lower risk of fractures.
Conclusions
The first 5 years after KT were associated with the risk of peripheral skeletal fractures. Recipient age, comorbid diabetes mellitus, induction strategy, previous KT history and serum phosphorus level may be responsible for the incidence of fractures.

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