TABLE 1:
Type of abstract | Number of total (%) | Presented sex distribution | Presented sex-specific results |
---|---|---|---|
Relevant to one sex only | 16 of 83 (19%) | NA | NA |
Relevant to both sexes | 67 of 83 (81%) | 42 of 67 (63%) | 16 of 67 (24%)* |
Human studies | 54 of 67 (81%) | 41 of 54 (76%) | 16 of 54(30%) |
Animal or cell-based studies | 13 of 67 (19%) | 1 of 13 (8%) | 0 of 13 (0%) |
Of 51 which did not present sex-specific results, only 8 provided an explanation of why this wasn’t done