MAIN RESULTS:

1. High prevalence of obesity among Somali immigrants in Norway.

2. Visceral fat is strongly associated with post‐transplant diabetes mellitus.

3. Arterial stiffness is associated with visceral fat mass in kidney transplanted patients.

THESIS DEFENCE:

Thesis: Associations between visceral fat, post transplant diabetes and arterial stiffness in kidney transplant recipients
Candidate: Marit Elizabeth von Düring
Time: December 12, 2019 at 13:15
Place: Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet B: Store auditorium
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SUMMARY:

(1/3) Glucose metabolism generally improves the first year after kidney transplantation. Visceral adipose tissue is more closely related to impaired glucose metabolism at follow-up than body mass index. The association was stronger at one year follow-up compared to after eight weeks.

REFERENCES:

(1) Von Düring, M. E., Jenssen, T., Bollerslev, J., Åsberg, A., Godang, K., & Hartmann, A. (2017). Visceral fat is strongly associated with post‐transplant diabetes mellitus and glucose metabolism 1 year after kidney transplantation. Clinical transplantation, 31(1), e12869.

(2) von Düring, M. E., Jenssen, T., Bollerslev, J., Godang, K., Hartmann, A., & Åsberg, A. (2018). Arterial stiffness is associated with visceral fat mass in kidney transplanted patients—A nationwide cohort study. Clinical transplantation, 32(8), e13341.