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. 2021 Jan 8;17(4):245–251. doi: 10.1016/j.nephro.2020.12.004

Table 5.

Concerns about COVID-19.

Kidney transplant recipients
Waiting list candidates
p n
n = 2112 n = 487
COVID-19 will negatively affect
 Afford my medications, n (%) 69 (3.3%) 18 (3.7%) 0.738 2599
 Obtain my medications, n (%) 562 (26.6%) 85 (17.5%) < 0.001 2599
 Transportation to hospital, n (%) 515 (24.4%) 86 (17.7%) 0.002 2599
 Buy food/necessities, n (%) 376 (17.8%) 76 (15.6%) 0.277 2599
 Pay bills, n (%) 254 (12.0%) 55 (11.3%) 0.709 2599
 Health insurance, n (%) 122 (5.8%) 20 (4.1%) 0.177 2599
 Ability to work, n (%) 696 (33.0%) 111 (22.8%) < 0.001 2599
 No concern, n (%) 743 (35.2%) 254 (52.2%) < 0.001 2599
Concerns about being infected by COVID-19
 At home, n (%) 0.009 2599
  Very concerned 75 (3.6%) 11 (2.3%)
  Concerned 201 (9.5%) 39 (8.0%)
  Little concerned 714 (33.8%) 138 (28.3%)
  Not concerned 1122 (53.1%) 299 (61.4%) 0.008
 In the community, n (%) < 0.001 2599
  Very concerned 279 (13.2%) 47 (9.7%)
  Concerned 690 (32.7%) 125 (25.7%) 0.021
  Little concerned 927 (43.9%) 239 (49.1%)
  Not concerned 216 (10.2%) 76 (15.6%) 0.006
 At the hospital, n (%) < 0.001 2599
  Very concerned 457 (21.6%) 63 (12.9%) < 0.001
  Concerned 685 (32.4%) 122 (25.1%) 0.012
  Little concerned 718 (34.0%) 189 (38.8%)
  Not concerned 252 (11.9%) 113 (23.2%) < 0.001