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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ment Health Phys Act. 2023 Feb 23;24:100512. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2023.100512

Table 2.

Principal component score summaries

Principal Component Mean (SD) Range Cumulative Variance Descriptor

7-Day Step Count Trajectories (Baseline), n=87 1 −219.09 (8625.57) −16753.44, 31413.47 73% Overall sustained high
2 −158.64 (4311.87) −19663.84, 12873.79 95% Continuous increase
3 8.24 (1643.95) −8298.1, 4484.50 99% Weekend warrior

30-Day Step Count Trajectories n=85 1 −520.89 (18630.90) −32023.90, 86010.05 91% Overall sustained high
2 185.67 (4313.17) −17293.40, 17855.05 97% Continuous decline
3 −20.16 (1993.48) −5078.53, 8324.10 98% Disrupted increase
4 −55.14 (1940.99) −6218.58, 7823.74 100% Overly ambitious increase

60-Day Step Count Trajectories n=84 1 −1174.12 (26076.93) −38929.35, 136513.80 88% Overall sustained high
2 32.57 (7769.12) −24738.22, 25558.66 97% Continuous decline
3 121.64 (3767.69) −14002.35, 14441.75 99% Interrupted decline

Note. Descriptors characterize high scores for each component. An individual with a low (negative) score on the component would have the opposite pattern. For example, a negative score on Principal Component 1 would indicate an overall sustained low step count for the individual.