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Table 1 Group demographics

From: Transference of skills in robotic vs. laparoscopic simulation: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group A (%)

Group B (%)

p-value

College

  

0.509

 MSU-COM

11/21 (52)

13/19 (68)

 

 MSU-CHM

8/21 (38)

6/19 (32)

 

 MSU-CVM

2/21 (10)

0/19 (0)

 

Year

  

 > 0.999

 MS1

14/20 (70)

14/19 (74)

 

 MS2

5/20 (25)

5/19 (26)

 

 VS1

1/20 (5)

0/19 (0)

 

Age ≥ 25 years

9/21 (43)

11/19 (58)

0.342

Females

11/21 (52)

8/19 (42)

0.516

Self-reported gaming ability

  

0.554

 Expert

8/21 (38)

9/19 (47)

 

 Pre-test scorea

−9 (−18, 30)

−8 (−20, 7)

0.545

  1. MSU-COM, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; MSU-CHM, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; MSU-CVM, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine; MS1, First-Year Medical Student; MS2, Second-Year Medical Student; VS1, First-Year Veterinary Medical Student
  2. aValues represented by Median (Minimum, Maximum)