| All (n = 1026) MED (IQR) or mean (SD) | Women (n = 562) MED (IQR) or mean (SD) | Men (n = 464) MED (IQR) or mean (SD) | p value |
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Conventional variables | ||||
Time spent in SB (h/day) | 12.1 (11.2, 13.1) | 11.8 (10.9, 12.7) | 12.5 (11.7, 13.5) |  < 0.001* |
Time spent in MVPA (h/day) | 1.33 (0.95, 1.80) | 1.36 (0.98, 1.86) | 1.29 (0.93, 1.72) |  < 0.050* |
Average acceleration (mg) | 25.3 (21.1, 30.1) | 26.1 (22.1, 30.6) | 24.5 (20.2, 29.5) |  < 0.001* |
WIPAB | ||||
Activity intensity | ||||
Intensity gradient | − 2.64 (− 2.77, − 2.51) | − 2.66 (− 2.78, − 2.53) | − 2.62 (− 2.76, − 2.47) |  < 0.010* |
M8 (mg) | 44.3 (36.7, 53.1) | 45.8 (38.5, 53.5) | 42.6 (35.1, 52.9) |  < 0.010* |
M0.25 (mg) | 128.3 (101.3, 172.3) | 128.0 (101.2, 169.5) | 128.4 (101.4, 178.9) | 0.466 |
Accumulation pattern | ||||
PLE alpha SB | 2.43 (2.29, 2.60) | 2.42 (2.30, 2.60) | 2.44 (2.28, 2.60) | 0.865 |
PLE alpha MVPA | 4.88 (3.52, 7.12) | 5.04 (3.73, 7.20) | 4.72 (3.36, 6.91) |  < 0.050* |
Proportions (%) | ||||
 SB > 60 min | 26.0 (19.1, 33.6) | 24.8 (17.2, 32.6) | 27.4 (20.7, 35.0) |  < 0.001* |
 MVPA > 10 min | 2.93 (0.00, 20.22) | 3.00 (0.00, 18.89) | 2.83 (0.00, 22.30) | 0.546 |
Gini index SB | 0.41 (0.36, 0.46) | 0.40 (0.36, 0.45) | 0.42 (0.38, 0.47) |  < 0.001* |
Temporal correlation and regularity in the time series | ||||
Scaling exponent alpha | ||||
 < 90 min | 0.96 (0.91, 1.03) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.02) | 0.96 (0.90, 1.03) | 0.425 |
 > 120 min | 0.98 (0.86, 1.07) | 0.99 (0.88, 1.08) | 0.95 (0.82, 1.06) |  < 0.001* |
Autocorrelation (lag 24 h) | 0.13 (0.10, 0.17) | 0.15 (0.11, 0.18) | 0.12 (0.09, 0.15) |  < 0.001* |
LZC†| 0.17 (0.04) | 0.18 (0.04) | 0.16 (0.04) |  < 0.001* |
Sample entropy | − 0.39 (− 0.64, 0.15) | − 0.37 (− 0.62, 0.14) | − 0.42 (− 0.65, 0.16) | 0.785 |
Symbolic dynamics 2UV (%) | 4.21 (3.48, 5.00) | 4.55 (3.75, 5.18) | 3.91 (3.12, 4.70) |  < 0.001* |