Table 5 Association of general safety with leisure-time walking and cycling in different subgroups

Age-gender category

Men 18–30 years

0.42 (0.27 – 0.65)*

Reference

1.25 (0.80 – 1.94)

Reference

Men 31–45 years

0.90 (0.67 – 1.21)

<0.01*

1.25 (0.93 – 1.69)

0.99

Men 46–65 years

1.15 (0.87 – 1.51)

<0.01*

1.37 (1.04 – 1.80)*

0.72

Men > 65 years

0.65 (0.45 – 0.93)*

0.14

1.53 (1.06 – 2.19)*

0.48

Women 18–30 years

1.12 (0.76 – 1.64)

<0.01*

1.01 (0.69 – 1.48)

0.47

Women 31–45 years

1.20 (0.90 – 1.60)

<0.01*

1.39 (1.05 – 1.84)*

0.68

Women 46–65 years

1.06 (0.80 – 1.42)

<0.01*

1.74 (1.32 – 2.30)*

0.20

Women > 65 years

1.02 (0.73 – 1.43)

<0.01*

2.23 (1.57 – 3.16)*

0.04*

Educational level ^a

Higher educated

1.04 (0.88 – 1.22)

Reference

1.37 (1.17 – 1.61)*

Reference

Lower educated

0.79 (0.66 – 0.95)*

0.02*

1.48 (1.22 – 1.78)*

0.51

Population density

Very dense

0.98 (0.75 – 1.27)

Reference

1.70 (1.30 – 2.23)*

Reference

Dense

0.96 (0.76 – 1.21)

0.91

1.33 (1.05 – 1.68)*

0.17

Moderately dense

0.89 (0.67 – 1.19)

0.64

1.41 (1.06 – 1.88)*

0.34

Slightly dense

0.84 (0.60 – 1.18)

0.50

1.24 (0.88 – 1.74)

0.15

Not dense

0.86 (0.55 – 1.34)

0.62

1.23 (0.79 – 1.92)

0.22