Table 6.

Sub-analysis of confidence scores among participants in Blue Phantom and NeedleTrainer group

	Blue Phantom		NeedleTrainer
	Confidence	p-Value	Confidence	p-Value
Gender		0.015a		0.377a
Male	12.5 [11.25–14.0]		11.5 [9.0–13.75]
Female	15.0 [12.0–15.0]		12.0 [10.0–13.0]
Age		0.613b		0.017b (≤ 30—≥ 36 (0.017) c)
≤ 30	13.0[12.0–15.0]		10.5 [9.0–13.0]
31–35	13.0[12.0–15.0]		12.0 [10.0–13.0]
≥ 36	15.0 [12.0–15.0]		14.0 [12.0–15.0]
Designation		0.741b		0.010b (Medical Officer-Masters Trainee (0.031)c)
Specialist	13.0 [12.0–15.0]		13.0 [12.0–15.0]
Masters Trainee	13.5 [12.25–15.0]		13.0 [12.25–15.0]
Medical Officer	13.0 [12.0–15.0]		11.0 [9.0–12.0]
Anaesthetic experience		0.757b		0.164b
< 5	13.0[12.0–14.75]		12.0[10.0–13.0]
5–10	14.5[12.0–15.0]		12.5[10.25–13.75]
> 10	15.0[9.0–15.0]		15.0[12.0–15.0]
Frequency of performing RA		0.841b		0.090b
Once a week	13.0 [12.0–15.0]		13.0 [12.0–14.75]
Once a month	13.0 [12.0–15.0]		11.5 [10.0–12.0]
Once a year	13.0[10.0–15.0]		9.0[8.0–13.0]
Never	13.5 [12.0–15.0]		12.5 [10.25–14.75]

^aMann–Whitney Test, ^b Independent Kruskal Wallis Test, ^c post-hoc significance values adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests