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Table 4 Baseline Characteristics

From: Does access to a portable ophthalmoscope improve skill acquisition in direct ophthalmoscopy? A method comparison study in undergraduate medical education

 

Control (N = 21)

% or Median (Q1–3)

Intervention (N = 21)

% or Median (Q1–3)

p

Percent female

67

76

0.495

Percent emmetropic

57

38

0.217

Refractive error

0 (−2 to 0)

0.5 (−1.8 to 0)

0.658

Percent placement

 Hospital 1

38

43

0.753

 Hospital 2

9.5

19

0.378

 Hospital 3

5

14

0.293

 Hospital 4

19

14

0.679

 Hospital 5

9.5

5

0.549

 Hospital 6

5

0

0.311

 Hospital 7

14

0

0.072

 Hospital 8

0

5

0.311