Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Age (years)

46.0

9.0

30.4 – 65.0

45.9

9.1

30.2 – 65.1

46.0

9.0

30.2 – 65.1

Body weight (kg)

104.1

16.1

71.1 – 182.9

106.1

17.3

72.5 – 185.8

105.1

17.0

71.1 – 185.8

BMI (kg^.m^-2)

32.8

4.2

25.1 – 51.8

33.2

4.4

24.9 – 56.7

33.0

4.3

24.9 – 56.7

Waist circumference (cm)

110.3

11.3

84.6 – 157.3

111.1

12.2

85.1 – 158.2

110.7

11.8

84.6 – 158.2

Number of steps (steps per day)

8627

3334

2014 – 21886

8581

3272

1875 – 24343

8604

3251

1875 – 24343

Stepping time (min^.day^-1)

108

37

27 – 240

109

39

27 – 323

109

38

27 – 324

Standing time (min^.day^-1)

254

86

70 – 523

248

84

80 – 596

251

85

70 – 596

323 – 937

307 – 1057

18.6

5.6

0 – 42

19.3

6.0

0 – 45

18.9

5.8

0 – 45

5.6

3.1

0 – 18

5.7

3.4

0 – 18

5.7

3.2

0 – 18

Fruit and vegetable score (range 1-12)

3.9

2.9

0 – 12

3.8

2.6

0 – 12

3.9

2.7

0 – 12

Alcohol intake (units^.week^-1)

6.5

8.4

0 – 56

5.9

7.3

0 – 42

6.2

7.9

0 – 56

Fasting glucose (mmol^.l^-1)

4.5

0.8

2.0 – 9.6

4.7

1.6

2.2 – 19.0

4.6

1.3

2.0 – 19.0

Fasting insulin (mU^.L^-1)

18.0

20.1

0.9 – 155.8

19.5

24.3

1.5 – 328.1

18.7

22.3

0.9 – 328.1

HbA1c (mmol^.mol^-1)

34.7

7.0

19.8 – 73.8

35.6

9.4

23.8 – 109.1

35.2

8.3

19.8 – 109.1

Total cholesterol (mmol^.l^-1)

4.9

1.1

1.9 – 11.7

4.9

1.1

2.4 – 9.4

4.9

1.1

1.9 – 11.7

HDL cholesterol (mmol^.l^-1)

1.1

0.3

0.4 – 2.7

1.0

0.3

0.4 – 2.2

1.0

0.3

0.4 – 2.7

Triglycerides (mmol^.l^-1)

2.1

1.6

0.5 – 14.3

2.3

1.9

0.6 – 25.0

2.2

1.7

0.5 – 25.0

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133.5

13.6

105 – 187

134.6

14.6

102 – 203

134.0

14.1

102 – 203

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.7

9.9

53 – 113

85.4

9.4

59 – 121

85.1

9.6

53 – 121

Cardiometabolic risk score^a

-0.87

8.61

-25.32 – 43.60

0.85

11.14

-20.44 – 78.06

0.00

10.00

-25.32 – 78.06