Regional variation in lifestyle patterns and BMI in young children: the GECKO Drenthe cohort

Table 2 Factor loadings and lifestyle patterns

Lifestyle factor	‘High activity’ pattern	^‘Low screen time, high sleep and healthy diet’ pattern	‘High outdoor play’ pattern
MVPA	0.88	− 0.09	− 0.06
Sedentary time	− 0.88	− 0.06	0.04
Screen time	− 0.04	− 0.73	0.02
Sleep	− 0.09	0.51	0.26
Diet	0.03	0.61	− 0.40
Outdoor play	0.17	0.16	0.76

Explained variance	26.9%	21.2%	16.7%

MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Factor loadings were derived from principal component analysis. The score for each lifestyle pattern was calculated by summing the six lifestyle factors weighted by their factor loadings

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