Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

Age, years

58 ± 11,4

49 ± 9,4

54 ± 11,4

Women, count (%)

14 (64%)

9 (47%)

23 (56%)

Years of experience as reviewer for the foundation, median (inter quartile range)

1 (1,0 to 4,0)

1 (0,5 to 4,0)

1 (1,0 to 4,0)

Number of proposals submitted, count

–

–

1197

Average number of reviews per reviewer

74,0 ± 5,49

75,5 ± 5,11

74,7 ± 5,30

Number of proposals included in baseline analyses, count

511

409

920

Average number of reviews per reviewer included in analyses of the paired reviews

54,6 ± 7,17

45,7 ± 12,20

50,5 ± 10,70

Total number of paired reviews, count

715

545

1260

Average proposal score (1–10)

6,3 ± 1,93

5,7 ± 2,14

6,1 ± 2,05

Absolute differences^a, count (%)

601 (84%)

434 (80%)

1035 (82%)

Average absolute difference

2,0 ± 1,54

2,2 ± 1,59

2,1 ± 1,56