TABLE 4.
Cohort 1: results of ME growth models for changes in ANS accuracy from grade 1 to grade 5.
| Variables | Baseline | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
| Intercept-only | Linear growth | Non-linear growth | Model with random slope | |
| B (s.e.) | B (s.e.) | B (s.e.) | B (s.e.) | |
| Fixed effect | ||||
| Constant | 0.67*** (0.004) | 0.63*** (0.005) | 0.62*** (0.006) | 0.62*** (0.006) |
| Time | 0.02*** (0.001) | 0.036*** (0.005) | 0.037*** (0.004) | |
| Time2 | −0.005*** (0.001) | −0.005*** (0.001) | ||
| Random effect | ||||
| Intercept variance | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.004 |
| Residuals | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
| Slope variance (time) | 0.0002 | |||
| Covariance between intercept and slope | −0.0004 | |||
| Log-likelihood | 11191.9 | 1255.53 | 1262.74 | 1270.79 |
| LR test (Δ df) | 127.27*** (1) | 14.42*** (1) | 16.11*** (2) | |
| ICC | 0.36 | |||
***p < 0.001.