Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that serum OPG (odds ratio [OR], 1.336; 95% CI [1.108–1.611]; P = 0.002) and diabetes (OR, 7.120; 95% CI [1.080–46.940]; P = 0.041) were independent predictors of PAD in KT patients. Here, TNFRSF11B is linked to diabetes mellitus.