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Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 21;159(4):625–629. doi: 10.1177/0194599818795881

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics.

	Mean ± SD or n (%)
	Full Series (N = 30)	Skill Acquisition Period (n = 11)	Proficiency Period (n = 19)	P Value^a
Age, y	41 ± 12	43 ± 15	39 ± 10	.43
Female	27 (90)	9 (82)	18 (95)	.53
Body mass index, kg/m²	26.9 ± 6.5	27.4 ± 6.6	26.2 ± 6.8	.64
Index nodule size, cm^b	3.3 [0.8-7.1]	3.6 [1.2-5.1]	3.3 [0.8-7.1]	.94
Right sided	19 (63)	7 (64)	12 (63)	.99

^a

Comparison between skill acquisition and proficiency periods.

^b

Median [range].