Table 5 Methods of carrying out nasopharyngeal fiberendoscopy (NFE) in children by demographic variables (only statistically significant relationships)

Used to using rigid endoscopes

Geographical working area

% working in northern Italy

% working in southern Italy

0.003

3.4

8.9

Used to using endoscopes connected to a video recorder/monitor set

Gender

% of males

% of females

0.009

78.5

68.0

Age

% aged ≥50 years

% aged <50 years

0.029

80.4

73.5

Years since graduation

% graduated ≥30 years ago

% graduated <30 years ago

0.035

80.0

73.2

Used to using NFE bilaterally

Geographical working area

% working in northern Italy

% working in southern Italy

0.012

40.1

49.8

Used to using standardised classification to grade adenoidal hypertrophy

Geographical working area

% working in northern Italy

% working in southern Italy

0.002

42.8

54.6

Work setting

% in hospital

% in university or private practice

0.050

51.7

42.1

Used to grading adenoidal hypertrophy according to Cassano’s classification [5]

Gender

% of males

% of females

0.047

25.2

39.3

Age

% aged ≥50 years

% aged <50 years

<0.001

17.5

35.4

Years since graduation

% graduated ≥30 years ago

% graduated <30 years ago

0.001

19.5

35.5

Years since specialisation

% specialised for ≥20 years

% specialised for <20 years

0.024

20.3

31.6

Geographical working area

% working in northern Italy

% working in southern Italy

0.001

34.3

18.1