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. 2018 Jun 27;19:339. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2726-0

Table 3.

Estimated regression coefficients (log-odds ratios), 95% confidence intervals and Wald test p values for the treatment and learning effects from the primary analysis and learning effects models

Model Effect Adjusted estimate 95% confidence interval for adjusted estimate p
Lower Upper
Primary analysis model Robotic surgery (vs. laparoscopic) − 0.488 − 1.168 0.191 0.158
Learning effects model Robotic surgery (vs. laparoscopic) − 0.916 − 1.784 − 0.049 0.039
Surgeon’s robotic experience (log; 1-unit increase) 0.074 − 0.706 0.854 0.852
Surgeon’s laparoscopic experience (cubic; 10^8-unit increase) 0.309 − 1.1033 0.4852 0.445
Interaction: surgeon’s robotic experience (log; 1-unit increase) × robotic surgery − 1.076 − 2.110 − 0.041 0.042
Interaction: surgeon’s laparoscopic experience (cubic; 10^8-unit increase) × robotic surgery − 0.160 − 2.153 1.833 0.875