Table 1.

Definitions of physical activity indices from the European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPIC-PAQ)

Occupational activity	Quartiles of recreational and household activity (MET-h/week)
	Men: ≤32.8 Women: ≤50.1	Men: >32.8 to ≤51.8 Women: >50.1 to ≤68.4	Men: >51.8 to ≤79.4 women: >68.4 to ≤93.5	Men: >79.4 Women: >93.5
(a) Total physical activity index
Sedentary	Inactive	Inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active
Standing	Moderately inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Active
Manual	Moderately active	Moderately active	Active	Active
Heavy manual	Moderately active	Moderately active	Active	Active
Unemployed	Moderately inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Moderately active
Unknown/missing	Inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active

Occupational activity	Time spent in sports and cycling (h/week)
	None	≤3.5	>3.5 to ≤7.0	>7.0
(b) Cambridge index
Sedentary	Inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Active
Standing	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Active	Active
Manual	Moderately active	Active	Active	Active
Heavy manual	Active	Active	Active	Active
Unknown/missing	Inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Active

Quartiles of the sum of walking, cycling, and sports (MET-h/week)
c) Recreational index
≤19.5	>19.5 to ≤33.75	>33.75 to ≤54.75	>54.75
Inactive	Moderately inactive	Moderately active	Active