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. 2017 Apr 11;8:564. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00564

Table 1.

Differences between donor and recipient candidates in mental health.

G1 G2 t(104) Cohen’s d
(n = 105) (n = 105) (p)
(SD) (SD)
HADS
Total anxiety 4.69 5.10 -0.85 -0.10
(3.58) (4.36) (0.397) N
Total depression 2.10 3.40 -3.25 -0.42
(2.64) (3.53) (0.002) S
BDI-II
Total depression 5.39 (6.30) 9.90 (9.68) -4.57 (<0.001) -0.55 M

G1 = Living kidney donor candidates, G2 = Living donor kidney transplant recipient candidates, N = Null effect size, S = Small effect size, M = Medium effect size. 1Higher scores show more anxious-depressive symptomatology.