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16 March 2021 : Original article  

Use of Imputation and Decision Modeling to Improve Diagnosis and Management of Patients at Risk for New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation

Vidit N. Munshi1ACDEF*, Soroush Saghafian2AEG, Curtiss B. Cook3BE, Sumhith Veda Aradhyula2C, Harini A. Chakkera4BE

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.928624

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e928624

Table 2 Observed and imputed HbA1c, FBG, and insulin use at 1, 4, and 12 months after transplant for liver transplantation patients who did not have pre-transplant DM.

VariableObserved dataImputed/perfect collection
nMissing valuesMean*nMissing valuesMean*
1-month HbA1c332045.5/3723705.4/36
4-month HbA1c161765.5/3723705.5/37
12-month HbA1c142955.7/3923705.6/38
1-month FBG22611100/5.62370100/5.6
4-month FBG22314105/5.82370105/5.8
12-month FBG20829111/6.22370111/6.2
On insulin at 1 month237051.1%237051.1%
On insulin at 4 months237033.8%237033.8%
On insulin at 12 months237021.5%237021.5%
* Displayed as (%/mmol per mol) for HbA1c and (mg per dl/mmol per l) for FBG.
95% confidence intervals not displayed, but were the same between observed and imputed variables

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358