16 January 2024: Original Paper
Immediate Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Heart and Kidney Transplantation and the Recovery Trends in 30 Developed and Less-Developed Countries
Mohammad Islam 1CDE , Bryson Edwards 2BDFG , Jeffrey Goddard 2BDG , Ruhul H. Kuddus 2ACDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.942188
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e942188
Table 2 The median effect size per million population of the COVID-19 pandemic on heart and kidney transplantation by countries’ gross domestic product (GDP), along with 95% CI and P values for the null hypothesis of the median effect being zero are shown. A negative value for the median effect size indicates a negative effect and a positive value for the median effect size indicates a positive effect of the pandemic.
| Transplant | Country group | Median effect size | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | High-GDP | 0.24 | (−3.32, 2.02) | 0.66 |
| Mid-GDP | −0.58 | (−1.10, −0.20) | 0.02* | |
| Low-GDP | −0.50 | (−2.54, 1.61) | 0.06 | |
| LDK | High-GDP | 0.32 | (−3.12, 2.66) | 0.72 |
| Mid-GDP | −0.77 | (−3.20, 1.53) | 0.21 | |
| Low-GDP | −3.14 | (−6.14, −0.42) | 0.00* | |
| DDK | High-GDP | −1.86 | (−7.97, 15.80) | 0.34 |
| Mid-GDP | −2.08 | (−6.07, −0.95) | 0.00* | |
| Low-GDP | −4.72 | (−10.99, −2.66) | 0.00* | |
| LDK+DDK | High-GDP | −4.05 | (−10.04, 3.93) | 0.08 |
| Mid-GDP | −2.70 | (−9.40, 1.39) | 0.15 | |
| Low-GDP | −8.42 | (−12.09, −3.45) | 0.00* | |
| * Statistically significant at the 5% level. | ||||