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Table 1 Descriptive baseline characteristics

From: Association between circadian physical activity patterns and mortality in the UK Biobank

Variable

PA pattern sample (N = 96,351)

Mortality sample (N = 84,877)

Sex (%)

Female

54,272 (56.3)

47,081 (55.5)

Male

42,079 (43.7)

37,796 (44.5)

Age at baseline (sd)

56.16 (7.82)

55.84 (7.83)

Age at accelerometry (sd)

61.86 (7.85)

61.51 (7.86)

Age at exit (sd)

68.67 (7.78)

68.35 (7.79)

Body mass index (sd)

26.72 (4.53)

26.70 (4.51)

Diet score (sd)

3.71 (1.33)

3.70 (1.33)

Socio-economic status (sd)

-1.73 (2.82)

-1.72 (2.82)

Sedentary behavior (sd)

4.29 (2.46)

4.29 (2.47)

Smoking status (%)

Never

54,872 (57.0)

48,947 (57.7)

Former

34,574 (35.9)

30,069 (35.4)

Current

6,660 (6.9)

5,861 (6.9)

Pack years of smoking (sd)

20.25 (16.66)

6.49 (13.24)

Alcohol drinking status (%)

Never

2,789 (2.9)

2,455 (2.9)

Former

2,654 (2.8)

2,318 (2.7)

Current

90,831 (94.3)

80,104 (94.4)

Alcohol intake in grams/day (sd)

16 (17)

16 (17)

Qualifications (%)

College or university degree

41,407 (43.0)

37,088 (43.7)

A levels/AS levels or equivalent, NVQ or HND or HNC or equivalent, Other professional qualifications

22,599 (23.5)

20,101 (23.7)

O levels/GCSEs or equivalent, CSEs or equivalent

23,419 (24.3)

20,812 (24.5)

None of the above

7,973 (8.3)

6,876 (8.1)

Diabetes (%)

No

93,737 (97.3)

82,787 (97.5)

Yes

2,614 (2.7)

2,090 (2.5)

Cardiovascular disease (%)

No

91,634 (95.1)

80,920 (95.3)

Yes

4,717 (4.9)

3,957 (4.7)

  1. The PA pattern sample consists of all participants with valid accelerometry data (those with missing body mass index were excluded). For the mortality sample, we excluded subjects with pre-accelerometry cancer and those with missing covariates