Demographics

Cases

Entry-level FST training

Conventional surgery training

t-value

P-value

Total

239 (100%)

30.76 ± 4.33

28.95 ± 4.80

4.330

<0.001

Years of medical practice

0 - 2

128 (53.6%)

31.79 ± 4.23

28.76 ± 5.30

4.845

<0.001

3 - 5

111 (46.4%)

29.57 ± 4.16

29.17 ± 4.17

0.782

0.436

Years of military service

5 - 8

149 (62.3%)

30.58 ± 4.25

29.26 ± 4.84

2.556

0.012

9 - 12

90 (37.7%)

31.04 ± 4.47

28.42 ± 4.71

3.772

<0.001

Branch of service

Army

38 (15.9%)

31.92 ± 3.97

28.63 ± 5.34

2.843

0.007

Navy

100 (41.8%)

30.74 ± 4.46

28.99 ± 4.96

2.715

0.008

Air force

26 (10.9%)

32.04 ± 3.87

28.57 ± 4.64

2.692

0.012

Rocket force

15 (6.3%)

31.80 ± 3.78

27.60 ± 6.74

2.120

0.052

Strategic support force

12 (5.0%)

28.00 ± 5.56

29.83 ± 3.90

−0.908

0.383

Joint logistic support force

48 (20.1%)

29.54 ± 3.93

29.52 ± 3.58

0.033

0.974

Specialty training

None

109 (45.6%)

31.27 ± 4.88

27.99 ± 4.93

4.538

<0.001

Trauma surgery

88 (36.8%)

30.35 ± 3.97

29.07 ± 4.87

2.118

0.031

Other surgical subspecialty

10 (4.2%)

29.20 ± 3.19

31.5 ± 3.47

−1.830

0.100

Critical care

32 (13.4%)

30.63 ± 3.38

31.09 ± 3.50

−0.733

0.469

Primary practice environment

First-aid unit

132 (55.2%)

31.15 ± 4.15

28.46 ± 5.11

4.682

< 0.001

Field hospital

64 (26.8%)

30.86 ± 5.02

29.67 ± 4.82

1.304

0.197

Base hospital

33 (13.8%)

29.18 ± 3.61

29.64 ± 3.09

−0.702

0.487

Military academic

7 (2.9%)

29.29 ± 3.40

27.71 ± 4.96

1.041

0.338

Others

3 (1.3%)

32.00 ± 2.65

30.33 ± 5.51

0.762

0.525

Military operations months per year

1 - 4

13 (5.4%)

29.31 ± 5.33

31.15 ± 5.19

−0.142

0.318

5 - 8

189 (79.1%)

30.93 ± 4.36

28.63 ± 4.82

4.745

< 0.001

>8

37 (15.5%)

30.41 ± 3.79

29.81 ± 4.38

0.755

0.455

FST experience

Yes

27 (11.3%)

29.19 ± 2.87

28.96 ± 3.19

0.477

0.638

No

212 (88.7%)

30.96 ± 4.45

28.95 ± 4.98

4.319

< 0.001