Disease Progression and Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients Based on Posttransplantation CKD Staging

All forms of kidney transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus progressed at similar rates regardless of chronic kidney disease stage at 1 year posttransplantation. Age, anemia, hemoglobin A1c level, proteinuria, hypertension, and calcineurin-inhibitor use were associated with decreased allograft and patient outcomes.