Table 2.
Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and anthropometric characteristics selected from the UK Biobank baseline assessment for comparison with high-level activity bout features space.
| Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and anthropometry characteristic | Description |
| Sex | Male or female (approximately 50:50 ratio) |
| Age at the assessment center | Recruits at baseline were aged between 40 and 69 years |
| Ethnic group | Predominantly White British, with some participants identifying as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups |
| Alcohol drinking status | Participant reports if they were alcohol drinkers in the past, were currently drinking alcohol, or never had drunk alcohol |
| Smoking status | Participants report if they had smoked in the past, were currently smoking, or had never smoked |
| Body fat percentage | Percentage of fat in total body mass (a better indicator for obesity than BMI) |
| Waist circumference | Measurement taken around the abdomen at the level of the umbilicus (belly button) |
| Sleep duration | Self-reported average duration of sleep in a day |
| Time spent watching television | Self-reported average time spent watching television per day |
| Townsend index | Metric for material deprivation within a population |
| Duration of walking activity | Self-reported average duration of time spent walking in a day |
| Duration of vigorous activity | Self-reported average duration of time spent performing vigorous activities during the day |
| Duration of moderate activity | Self-reported average duration of time spent performing moderate activity during the day |