Serum uric acid is associated with increased risk of posttransplantation diabetes in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study

•Hyperuricemia is highly frequent in outpatient kidney transplant recipients (>50%).•Calcineurin inhibitors, specially cyclosporine, associate with higher uric acid.•Higher uric acid is associated with increased risk of posttransplant diabetes•Uric acid-targeted care may aid on decreasing the burden of posttranplant diabetes.