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Table 1 Clinical and demographic data

From: The learning curve of laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) for inguinal hernia: protocoled training in a single center for six pediatric surgical trainees

Surgeons

A

B

C

D

E

F

p-value

n = 179

n = 207

n = 269

n = 351

n = 184

n = 246

Gender

 Male

68

92

143

162

70

138

N.S.

 (%)

(38.0)

(44.4)

(53.2)

(46.2)

(38.0)

(56.1)

 Female

111

115

126

189

114

108

N.S.

 (%)

(62.0)

(55.6)

(46.8)

(53.8)

(62.0)

(43.9)

Age at the surgery (years)

4.3

4.4

4.0

4.6

5.1

4.4

N.S.

 

(± 2.8)

(± 2.6)

(± 3.1)

(± 2.9)

(± 2.8)

(± 3.4)

Height at the surgery (cm)

98.9

99.6

94.9

101.7

105.5

98.2

N.S.

 

(± 20.9)

(± 20.7)

(± 25.9)

(± 20.9)

(± 19.3)

(± 26.3)

Weight at the surgery (kg)

16.1

16.0

15.1

17.0

17.9

16.6

N.S.

 

(± 7.0)

(± 7.6)

(± 8.3)

(± 8.0)

(± 7.2)

(± 9.3)

Laterality

 Right-sided

85

117

143

191

98

129

N.S.

 (%)

(47.5)

(56.5)

(53.2)

(54.4)

(53.3)

(52.4)

 Left-sided

94

90

126

160

86

117

N.S.

  (%)

(52.5)

(43.5)

(46.8)

(45.6)

(46.7)

(47.6)