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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 3 Summary statistics of the impact size (per million population) of the COVID-19 pandemic on heart and kidney transplantation and P values for Jonckheere-Terpstra test θ1 θ2 θ3. Here, θ1, θ2, and θ3 represent the median effect for high-gross domestic product (GDP), mid-GDP, and low-GDP countries, respectively.

TransplantCountry groupP value
High-GDPMid-GDPLow-GDP
Heart0.48−0.51−0.500.224
LDK0.95−0.85−2.320.013*
DDK−1.86−1.87−3.940.038*
LDK+DDK−4.05−2.47−5.550.086
* Statistically significant at the 5% level.
LDK – live donor kidney; DDK – deceased donor kidney.

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