Supplementary Table 1. Definitions of covariates.
Covariate Definition UK Biobank Field ID(s)
Age Age at accelerometer assessment (years), continuous. 21003, 53, 90010
Sex Female or male. 31
Ethnicity White or non-White. 21000
Education College/university degree or above versus other qualifications. 6138
Townsend deprivation index Area-level socioeconomic deprivation score; higher values indicate greater deprivation. 189
Smoking status Never, former, or current smoker. 20116
Alcohol intake frequency Daily/almost daily, 3-4 times/week, 1-2 times/week, 1-3 times/month, special occasions only, or never. 1558
Body mass index Weight divided by height squared (kg/m2), continuous. 21001