Table 1 Participant demographics at baseline.

	Total	Males	Females
N	591	277	314
Sex (%)	–	46.9	53.1
Age [years], mean (SD)	43.81 (8.53)	43.91 (8.61)	43.71 (8.46)
SES (%)
low	13.2	12.0	14.2
Low/medium	20.2	19.7	20.7
Medium/high	43.4	40.1	46.3
high	23.2	28.1	18.8
Elevated waist circumference, %	15.8	14.2	17.5
Elevated triglycerides, %	7.6	11.9	3.8
Reduced HDL, %	12.4	10.8	13.7
Elevated blood pressure, %	50.8	62.1	40.8
Elevated blood glucose, %	1.5	2.5	0.6
BMI [kg/m²], mean (SD)	24.97 (3.41)	25.89 (2.96)	24.15 (3.57)
Normal (< 25) (%)	56.6	43.8	6.8
Overweight (25–29) (%)	35.4	47.5	24.8
Obese (≥ 30) (%)	8.0	8.7	7.3
Habitual PA [min/week], mean (SD)	341.37 (266.05)	368.80 (295.94)	317.27 (234.53)
Low (< 75) (%)	5.2	5.1	5.4
Medium (75–149) (%)	24.0	23.5	24.5
High (≥ 150) (%)	70.7	71.5	70.1
Sports-related PA [min/week], mean (SD)	101.84 (133.58)	106.95 (143.57)	97.31 (124.14)
Inactive (< 75) (%)	53.4	51.3	55.3
Medium (75–149) (%)	23.1	25.6	20.8
High (≥ 150) (%)	23.6	23.1	24.0
Sports-related PA [METh/week], mean (SD)	12.04 (15.96)	12.83 (17.10)	11.35 (14.87)
Low (< 8.3) (%)	54.0	50.2	57.3
Medium (8.3–16.5) (%)	21.2	24.9	17.8
High (≥ 16.6) (%)	24.9	24.9	24.8
Follow-up time [years], mean (SD)	12.47 (8.30)	12.95 (8.48)	12.05 (8.13)

BMI body mass index, kg kilograms, m meters, METh metabolic equivalent hours, min minutes, N number of participants, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation, SES socio-economic status.
Elevated waist circumference: ≥ 102 cm for males, ≥ 88 cm for females; elevated triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL and/or specific medication; reduced HDL-cholesterols: < 40 mg/dL for males, < 50 mg/dL for females and/or specific medication; elevated blood pressure: systolic value ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic value ≥ 85 mmHg and/or specific medication; elevated blood glucose: fasting blood-glucose level ≥ 100 mg/dL or non-fasting blood-glucose level ≥ 200 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 6,5% and/or specific medication.

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