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... The focus of the workshop was on how to bring information on sex differences in health to light and specifically how journal editors, through editorial policies, could influence how research is reported. BOX 2 Summary of Suggestions by Individual Editors Preclinical Studies The sex of the animals studied should be reported.
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... The Role of Editorial Policy Levine reiterated earlier discussions that developing and implementing editorial policies regarding the analysis and interpretation of information that has already been obtained is fairly straightforward. Journal editors can set standards in their instructions for authors regarding what information is expected to be included in a manuscript.
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... Levine discussed the issue, raised earlier by participants, of consideration of sex in studies that use animals, because these studies help to elucidate mechanisms and inform drug-development studies in humans. It was suggested that editorial policies for basic-science journals be "more of a carrot policy than a stick policy." That is, the value added in the review process by a stated policy of sex-specific reporting should be stressed, and reviewers should be advised to consider the inclusion of sex-specific information as a desirable attribute of a manuscript.
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... Instead, new study designs and advanced statistical methods may help reap the most reward from patient participation in clinical trials. It was suggested that when there is insufficient power to analyze sex differences within a study, it may be possible to combine data from various studies and conduct meta-analysis or apply advanced statistical methods, such as the use of Bayesian inference.
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