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Table 1 Demographics and questionnaires

From: The perceived benefit of intraoperative stress modifiers for surgeons: an experimental simulation study in volunteers

Study participants n = 17

Period 1 n = 17

Missing

Period 2 n = 15

Missing

Age (yrs) median (IQR)

35 (6)

   

Sex (n)

 Male

8

 

6

2

 Female

9

 

9

 

Surgical Experience

 Residents

11

   

 Specialist

6

   

BMI median (IQR)

23 (3.1)

1

 

2

Waist (cm)

80 (13)

  

2

Previous training in LapSIM ® (n)

 Yes

10

   

 No

7

   

Previous experience of playing videogames (n)

 Never

4

   

 More seldom than once a month

6

   

 At least once a month

2

   

 At least once a week

2

   

 Every day

3

   

Tobacco 12 h (n)

   

2

 Smoked

    

 Snuff

1

 

2

 

 Nicotine patch/ chewing gum

    

 Alcohol

    

 Not applicable

16

 

13

 

History of smoking (n)

 I have never smoked

14

   

 Previous smoker

3

   

 I smoke

    

History of using snuff (snus) (n)

 I have never used snuff

11

   

 I have stopped using snuff

1

   

 I use snuff <1x/week

3

   

 I use snuff

2

   

STAI score median (IQR)

 Male

46.67 (18)

2

38.3 (23)

2

 Female

36.7 (12)

 

33.3 (12)

 

SAQ Stress recognition score median (IQR)

62.5 (23.44)

   

Saltin Grimby, physical exercise (n)

 Sedentary

1

   

 Some Physical activity

6

   

 Regular physical activity

9

   

 Regular hard physical training

1

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