Statistics
In the text and tables, continuous data are summarized as the median and range and categorical data as absolute and relative frequencies. In figures, the results are presented as individual measurements (and the median) or the median and interquartile range. For comparison of MIC patients (total cohort) with the control group, the two group Mann Whitney U test and the Chi-Square test were used as deemed appropriate. Statistical comparisons of different MIC groups were not performed due to low patient numbers. Graft survival, 