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. 2023 Sep 1;20:102. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01508-z

Table 2.

Description of PA patterns

fPC Score Abbreviation Description Time period
Participants showed… Approximately
fPC1 positive fPC1 +  higher overall PA 06AM – 10PM
fPC1 negative fPC1– lower overall PA 06AM – 10PM
fPC2 positive fPC2 +  higher early day PA 08AM – 12PM
fPC2 negative fPC2– higher late day PA 06PM – 12AM
fPC3 positive fPC3 +  higher midday PA 10AM – 04PM
fPC3 negative fPC3– higher early day and late day PA 08AM – 12PM and 06PM – 12AM
fPC4 positive fPC4 +  higher midday and nighttime PA 10AM – 04PM and 12AM – 04AM
fPC4 negative fPC4– higher early day and evening PA 08AM – 12PM and 04PM – 08PM