Table 3.
Concerns of the living kidney donor candidates based on their relationship with the recipient.
| Parent (n = 53) Mean1 (SD) a | Sibling (n = 28) Mean (SD) b | Partner (n = 46) Mean (SD) c | Other (n = 9) Mean (SD) d | χ2(3,136) (p) | Dunn’s test (p) [Cohen’s d] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a–b | a–c | a–d | b–c | b–d | c–d | ||||||
| Concerns of the donor candidates relating to the recipients | 2.86 (0.94) | 2.96 (0.76) | 2.89 (0.81) | 3.33 (0.60) | 2.02 (0.567) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Concerns of the donor candidates relating to themselves | 1.59 (0.46) | 2.01 (0.76) | 1.72 (0.51) | 1.76 (0.27) | 8.82 (0.032) | -25.54 (0.032) [-0.67] M | -12.11 (0.758) [-0.27] S | –22.75 (0.650) [-0.45] S | 13.43 (0.924) [0.45] S | 2.79 (1.000) [0.44] S | -10.64 (1.000) [-0.10] N |
N = Null effect size, S = Small effect size, M = Medium effect size. 1Higher scores show more concern.