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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of all participants

From: A virtual reality simulator for hysteroscopic placement of tubal sterilization micro-inserts: the face and construct validity

 

All participants (N = 69)

Novices (N = 17)

Intermediates (N = 35)

Experts (N = 17)

Age, median in years (IQR)

39.0 (31.5–48.0)

26.0 (25.5–32.5)

41.0 (33.0–52.0)

43.0 (37.5–48.0)

Gender, % male/female

28.6:71.4

17.6:82.4

31.4:68.6

23.5:76.5

Handedness, % right/left

91.3:8.7

82.4:17.6

94.3:5.7

94.1:5.9

Status, % resident/consultant

36.2:63.8

82.4:17.6

31.4:68.6

0.0:100.0

Hysteroscopy training courses, in hours (%)

 0

20 (29.0)

12 (70.6)

7 (20.0)

1 (5.9)

 1–10

29 (42.0)

5 (29.4)

19 (54.3)

5 (29.4)

 11–20

15 (21.7)

0

5 (14.3)

10 (58.8)

 >20

5 (7.2)

0

4 (11.4)

1 (5.9)

Experience with virtual reality in general, in hours (%)

 0

38 (55.1)

13 (76.5)

15 (42.9)

10 (58.8)

 1–10

21 (30.4)

4 (23.5)

12 (34.3)

5 (29.4)

 11–20

7 (10.1)

0

5 (14.3)

2 (11.8)

 >20

3 (4.3)

0

3 (8.6)

0

Experience with HystSim (%)

4 (5.8)

0

3 (8.6)

1 (5.9)

Number of therapeutic vaginoscopic hysteroscopies performed (%)

 0

17 (24.6)

17 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0

 1–25

17 (24.6)

0

17 (48.6)

0

 26–50

10 (14.5)

0

9 (25.7)

1 (5.9)

 >50

25 (36.2)

0

9 (25.7)

16 (94.1)

Number of Essure® placements performed (%)

 0

47 (68.1)

10 (100.0)

30 (85.7)

0

 1–25

5 (7.2)

0

5 (14.3)

0

 26–50

6 (8.7)

0

0

6 (35.3)

 >50

11 (15.9)

0

0

11 (64.7)

  1. IQR interquartile ranges