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. 2020 Sep 18;15(9):e0238772. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238772

Table 1. Motor activity and light expositions variables obtained from actigraphy.

M10: mean diurnal motor activity (counts/min) daily average of the 10 most active consecutive hours over 5 days [4345]
L5: mean nocturnal motor activity (counts/min) daily average of the 5 less active consecutive hours over 5 days [4345]
RA: motor activity (day minus night, normalised) RA = (M10-L5)/(M10+L5). RA values range from 0 to 1, and higher values indicate higher activity during the day relative tonight [45]
P10: phase of M10 onset (hh:min) corresponds to the onset of the M10 phase, i.e., the onset of the 10 most active consecutive hours of motor activity
P5: phase of L5 onset (hh:min) corresponds to the onset of L5 phase, i.e., the onset of the 5 less active consecutive hours of motor activity
IS: interdaily stability corresponds to the circadian rhythm stability of motor activity over 5 days; a high IS value indicates a more synchronized rest/activity rhythm [46]
IV: intradaily variability corresponds to the circadian rhythm fragmentation of motor activity; a high IV value indicates a more fragmented rest/activity rhythm (for example, occurrence of daytime naps and/or episodes of night time activity) [46]
M16_light: mean diurnal light exposure (lux) daily average of the 16 consecutive hours with more exposure to light over 5 days
L8_light: mean nocturnal light exposure (lux) daily average of the 8 consecutive hours with less light exposure over 5 days
RA_light: light exposure (day minus night, normalised) RA_light = (M16_light—L8_light)/(M16_light + L8_light)). RA_light values range from 0 to 1, and higher values indicate higher light exposure during the day relative to light exposure at night [45]