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. 2022 Jul 18;36(12):8726–8736. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09408-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of IG and CG

IG CG
total SD total SD p-value*2
Participants (n) 58 68
Gender (f/m) 37/21 44/24 0.94*3
Age (years) 25.78  ± 2.39 26.04  ± 2.79 0.31*4
Prior laparoscopic experience (mean) 1.72*5  ± 0.62 1.64*5  ± 0.62 0.22*4
Motivation (mean) 3.38*5  ± 1.0 3.21*5  ± 1.03 0.10*4

*1standard deviation *2group-differencese, *3chi-quadrat-test with Yates ‘continuity correction, *4 welch-test, *5 mean value of the entry questionnaire