Research Article
The Use of Laparoscopy Simulation to Explore Gender Differences in Resident Surgical Confidence
| | Group | Actual score
Mean (SD) | Mean difference
(95% CI) | value |
| | Residency | | | | | GS ( = 26) | 50.0 (17.3) | 2.5 (−7.4–12.4) | 0.65 | | OBG ( = 25) | 47.5 (17.9) | | Gender | | | | | Male GS ( = 13) | 51.8 (16.2) | 3.6 (−10.6–17.8) | 0.61 | | Female GS ( = 13) | 48.2 (18.8) | | Gender | | | | | Male GS ( = 13) | 51.8 (16.2) | 4.3 (−7.7–16.3) | 0.47 | | Female OBG ( = 25) | 47.5 (17.9) | | Gender | | | | | Female GS ( = 13) | 48.2 (18.8) | 0.7 (−11.9–13.2) | 0.91 | | Female OBG ( = 25) | 47.5 (17.9) | | Ethnicity | | | | | Caucasian ( = 31) | 47.0 (18.4) | 4.7 (−4.8–14.1) | 0.33 | | Non-Caucasian ( = 20) | 51.7 (14.7) | | Training level | | | | | First half ( = 29) | 44.9 (17.8) | −8.9 (−18.6–0.8) | 0.05 | | Second half ( = 22) | 53.8 (15.9) | | FLS curriculum | | | | | Yes ( = 21) | 55.0 (16.2) | 10.6 (1.0–20.2) | 0.03 | | No ( = 30) | 44.4 (17.2) |
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