Table 2 Participant characteristics at baseline and follow-up

Study group

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

No of participants

62

64

40

38

Age mean (SD) (years)

22.6 (1.6)*

22.4 (1.2)

22.7 (1.7)

22.3 (1.0)

Sex:Male

   Female

Ethnicity:

   British White

44 (71%)

37 (58%)

31 (77%)

22 (58%)

   British Asian

9 (14%)

11 (17%)

4 (10%)

6 (16%)

   British other

2 (3%)

6 (9%)

0 (0%)

4 (10%)

   Non British

6 (10%)

10 (16%)

4 (10%)

6 (16%)

   Not disclosed

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

Prior LMA practice:

Mannequin ARICM

43 (69%)

43 (67%)

28 (70%)

28 (74%)

Other mannequin

3 (5%)

4 (6%)

2 (5%)

3 (8%)

Patient

7 (11%)

12 (19%)

4 (10%)

8 (21%)

None

17 (27%)

15 (23%)

11 (28%)

6 (16%)

GEC students:

3 (5%)

3 (5%)

3 (8%)

1 (3%)