Table 1.
Age of participants in years (mean, standard deviation, age range), number of participants, and gender distribution
| Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | Cohort 3 | Cohort 4 | Cohort 5 | Cohort 6 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave 1 | 8.58 (0.27) | 12.41 (0.37) | 16.53 (0.44) | 20.50 (0.57) | |||
| Range | 8.05–9.13 | 11.87–13.22 | 15.84–17.58 | 19.32–21.48 | |||
| n | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 114 | ||
| Females | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Wave 2 | 12.90 (0.52) | 16.58 (0.42) | 20.70 (0.51) | 24.93 (0.73) | 41.39 (2.86) | 65.38 (2.73) | |
| Range | 11.82–13.73 | 15.92–17.41 | 19.73–21.75 | 23.09–26.21 | 35.10–46.41 | 59.41–69.48 | |
| n | 23 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 162 |
| Females | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
| Wave 3 | 17.03 (0.48) | 20.58 (0.39) | 24.61 (0.41) | 28.90 (0.67) | 45.08 (3.02) | 68.77 (2.58) | |
| Range | 15.83–17.69 | 19.84–21.39 | 23.84–25.73 | 27.19–29.73 | 39.32–49.74 | 63.66–72.71 | |
| n | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 150 |
| Females | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | |
| Wave 4 | 21.31 (0.61) | 25.07 (0.43) | 29.20 (0.65) | 33.49 (0.77) | 49.44 (2.89) | 73.33 (2.56) | |
| Range | 20.01–22.59 | 24.46–26.28 | 28.09–30.77 | 31.59–34.49 | 42.88–52.75 | 68.05–77.11 | |
| n | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 135 |
| Females | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | |
| Wave 5 | 25.32 (0.51) | 28.87 (0.34) | 33.03 (0.68) | 37.09 (0.77) | 53.83 (3.03) | 77.02 (2.57) | |
| Range | 24.08–26.25 | 28.17–29.67 | 31.83–34.75 | 35.33–38.08 | 47.17–58.33 | 71.92–80.58 | |
| n | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 137 |
| Females | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | |
| Total | 698 |