Table 5 Differences in socio-demographic, functional, psychosocial, walking and environmental variables between the subgroups

Gender (% women)

51.9

42.0

37.3

47.3

12.6 (0.01)

Area of residence (% rural)

57.9

60.6

48.2

74.3

11.9 (0.01)

Residential situation (% in service flat)

11.1

11.1

13.3

23.0

9.3 (0.03)

Physical functioning (/100, M ± SD)¹

83.5 ± 20.4^a,b

85.2 ± 20.2^a

81.8 ± 24.4^a,b

75.5 ± 28.7^b

4.3 (0.01)

Use of walking aid (%)

11.4

11.1

14.5

28.4

18.5 (<0.001)

Fear of falling (/4, M ± SD)²

1.3 ± 0.5^a,b

1.3 ± 0.4^a

1.4 ± 0.5^a,b

1.6 ± 0.7^b

5.9 (0.001)

Perceived barriers (/5, M ± SD)

2.6 ± 1.3^a

2.4 ± 1.2^b,c

2.2 ± 1.2^a,c

2.6 ± 1.3^a,b,c

3.9 (0.01)

Traffic volume in own street (%)

Heavy traffic

24.4

29.7

19.3

24.3

12.2 (0.06)

Medium traffic

40.7

32.3

33.7

41.9

Light traffic

34.9

38.0

47.0

33.8

Traffic calming in own street (% with traffic calming)

27.6

35.7

31.3

35.1

7.7 (0.05)

Presence of bench in own street (% with bench)

16.7

16.6

15.7

31.1

10.2 (0.02)