a significant trendp < 0.0001
Results Researchers are paying more attention to sex and gender Analysis of data collected from 39,390 applications submitted to CIHR’s investigator-initiated programme across 15 competitions over the past 10 years (median number of applications submitted for each competition; n = 2,484; Min: n = 2183; Max: n = 3813) revealed a significant trend in the proportion of applicants reporting that sex and gender was integrated in their research proposals ( p value for linear trend for sex and gender = p < 0.0001).