Table 1.
Task Performance by Age Group.
| Age Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Adolescents | Adults | p-Value | |
| Number Enrolled | 108 | 172 | 205 | |
| Sucrose Taste Detection Threshold | <0.001 | |||
| Tested a, n | 106 | 165 | 203 | |
| Included, understood, and completed n (%) | 85 (80%) | 137 (83%) | 193 (95%) | |
| Excluded b, n (%) | 21 (20%) | 28 (17%) | 10 (5%) | |
| Sucrose taste preference | 0.14 | |||
| Tested, n | 64 | 122 | 201 | |
| Included, understood, and completed, n (%) | 61 (95%) | 118 (97%) | 199 (99%) | |
| Excluded b, n (%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (3%) | 2 (1%) | |
a Number of individuals do not sum to total enrolled due to dropouts. b Individuals were excluded if they responded at random, did not complete the task, or did not reach criteria (see Section 2.2 for details).