Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of CRTI reviewers by sex and underrepresented minority status and mean scores (N = 2106 reviews)

Study section year2003-20062008, 2011, 2012, 20132015-2019P value 
n = 477 n (%)n = 611 n (%)n = 1018 n (%)
Reviewer sex    < .001 
Male 284 (59.5) 188 (30.8) 311 (30.5)  
Female 132 (27.7) 317 (51.9) 631 (62.0)  
Unknown 61 (12.8) 106 (17.3) 76 (7.5)  
Reviewer underrepresented minority    < .001 
Yes 11 (2.3) 37 (6.1) 239 (23.4)  
No 260 (54.5) 437 (71.5) 693 (68.3)  
Unknown 206 (43.2) 137 (22.4) 86 (8.3)  
Reviewer race    < .001 
Black or African American 11 (2.3) 18 (2.9) 124 (12.2)  
American Indian or Alaskan native 7 (1.1)  
White 353 (74.0) 345 (56.5) 602 (59.1)  
Asian 93 (15.2) 182 (17.9)  
Other 36 (5.9) 24 (2.4)  
Unknown 113 (23.7) 112 (18.3) 86 (8.4)  
Reviewer ethnicity    <.001 
Hispanic 12 (2.0) 115 (11.3)  
Not Hispanic 271 (56.8) 462 (75.6) 818 (80.4)  
Unknown 206 (43.2) 137 (22.4) 85 (8.3)  
Mean score (standard error) 68.4 (1.1) 67.0 (1.0) 71.3 (0.8) .0017 
Study section year2003-20062008, 2011, 2012, 20132015-2019P value 
n = 477 n (%)n = 611 n (%)n = 1018 n (%)
Reviewer sex    < .001 
Male 284 (59.5) 188 (30.8) 311 (30.5)  
Female 132 (27.7) 317 (51.9) 631 (62.0)  
Unknown 61 (12.8) 106 (17.3) 76 (7.5)  
Reviewer underrepresented minority    < .001 
Yes 11 (2.3) 37 (6.1) 239 (23.4)  
No 260 (54.5) 437 (71.5) 693 (68.3)  
Unknown 206 (43.2) 137 (22.4) 86 (8.3)  
Reviewer race    < .001 
Black or African American 11 (2.3) 18 (2.9) 124 (12.2)  
American Indian or Alaskan native 7 (1.1)  
White 353 (74.0) 345 (56.5) 602 (59.1)  
Asian 93 (15.2) 182 (17.9)  
Other 36 (5.9) 24 (2.4)  
Unknown 113 (23.7) 112 (18.3) 86 (8.4)  
Reviewer ethnicity    <.001 
Hispanic 12 (2.0) 115 (11.3)  
Not Hispanic 271 (56.8) 462 (75.6) 818 (80.4)  
Unknown 206 (43.2) 137 (22.4) 85 (8.3)  
Mean score (standard error) 68.4 (1.1) 67.0 (1.0) 71.3 (0.8) .0017 

Least squares means from a mixed model taking into account the correlation of scores per applicant within a study section year.

Each application’s reviewed by a primary, secondary, or tertiary reviewer. P values were compared using the χ2 or Fisher exact test.

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