These authors looked at reported demographics, specifically focusing on sex and gender reporting, from studies in a number of high profile, multi-disciplinary fields.
They found that often only sex- referring biological sex assigned at birth- was reported. They found that the terms male/female as opposed to man/woman were the primary designations used, and a vast majority of studies and journals significantly underreported transgender, intersex and nonbinary demographics.
This study reinforces the need for more accurate reporting of SOGi data in research studies, to improve the equity of this patient population in up and coming research
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Reporting of sex and gender demographics among research studies
