Table 2 Characteristics of cyclists and non-cyclists

Age (years) (140/65)

58.8

12.8

69.1

10.3

− 5.71

< 0.001

− 10.4 (− 13.9, − 6.8)

Body weight (kg) (140/65)

85.5

19.7

87.5

19.0

− 0.66

0.508

− 1.9 (− 7.7, 3.8)

Height (cm) (136/59)

178.2

9.6

176.0

9.3

1.47

0.143

2.2 (− 0.7, 5.1)

Body mass index (kg/m²) (136/59)

26.5

5.0

28.0

5.0

− 1.89

0.060

− 1.5 (− 3.0, 0.1)

Years since amputation (138/53)

21.9

19.4

14.4

17.0

2.60

0.011

7.4 (1.8, 13.1)

Prosthetic weight (kg) (87/39)

4.6

7.4

3.6

1.7

− 0.87

0.385

1.0 (− 1.3, 3.4)

Satisfaction with prosthesis (133/56)

3.8

0.6

3.8

0.7

0.21

0.835

0 (− 0.2, 0.2)

Satisfaction with prosthetic service (125/50)

4.2

0.6

4.2

0.6

0.04

0.966

0 (− 0.2, 0.2)

Sex (140/65)

 Female

41

29

18

28

0.06

0.869

 Male

99

71

47

72

Living circumstances (141/66)

 Single

22

16

24

36

11.21

0.001

 Other

119

84

42

64

Highest education level (134/60)

 ≤ High school/vocational

89

66

47

78

2.81

0.126

 Higher education/university

45

34

13

22

Employment status (139/65)

 Employed

64

46

9

14

25.30

 < 0.001

 Unemployed

31

22

13

20

 Retired

44

32

43

66

Monthly income (Euro) (102/51)

 Under 1500 Euros

15

15

14

28

10.54

0.014

 1500–3000 Euros

41

40

27

53

 3001–4500 Euros

37

36

7

14

 More than 4500 Euros

9

9

3

6

Presence of underlying disease besides the cause of amputation (138/62):

 Yes

67

49

45

73

10.03

0.002

 No

71

51

17

27

 Rheumatoid arthritis

2

1

5

4

0.002

0.035

 Cardiovascular disease

23

17

17

12

0.109

0.131

 Diabetes

6

4

11

8

0.002

0.004

 Osteoarthritis

21

15

10

7

0.961

1.000

 Osteoporosis

3

2

3

2

0.334

0.386

 Bronchitis

8

6

8

6

0.106

0.160

 Kidney diseases

2

1

2

1

0.432

0.594

Level of unilateral amputation* (136/62)

 KD, TF, HD

59

43

34

55

2.23

0.167

 TT, AD, MF

77

57

28

45

Uni/bilat (141/66)

 Unilateral

139

99

62

94

3.44

0.064

 Bilateral*

2

1

4

6

Reason of amputation** (119/54)

 Vascular/diabetes

25

21

31

57

21.91

 < 0.001

 Trauma

67

56

18

33

 Cancer

23

19

4

7

 Congenital

4

3

1

2

Cycled before amputation (139/66)

 Yes

133

96

54

82

10.74

0.002

 No

6

4

12

18

Use of a walking aid other than a prosthesis (141/66)

 Yes

60

43

43

65

9.18

0.002

 No

81

57

23

35

Use of a walking aid other than a prosthesis (60/43)

 Cane

18

30

12

28

20.46

 < 0.001

 Elbow Crutch

33

55

8

19

 Rollator

8

13

20

47

 Other

1

2

3

7

Prosthetic foot (124/50)

 SACH

26

21

23

47

21.91

 < 0.001

 Single axis

18

15

14

29

 Dynamic foot

78

64

12

25

TT, AD, MF socket (71/25)

 Thigh corset

4

6

2

8

0.56

0.811

 PTBSC/PTBSCSP

38

54

12

48

 PTB

29

41

11

44

TT, AD, MF liner (68/19)

 Foam

12

18

3

16

1.46

0.557

 Polyurethane/silicone

51

75

13

68

 More than 1 type of liner

5

7

3

16

TT, AD, MF suspension (73/23)

 Seal in liner/silicone ring

7

10

1

4

6.81

0.420

 Vacuum

1

1

2

9

 Pin

23

32

5

22

 Straps

4

6

2

9

 Sleeve/elastic

27

37

8

35

 Self-suspension socket

5

7

4

17

 Sleeve and liner ring

5

7

1

4

 Sleeve and pin

1

1

0

0

HD, TF, KD socket (40/27)

 Flexible Ischial containment

2

5

3

11

2.93

0.760

 Flexible Quadrilateral

1

2

1

4

 Hard Ischial containment

19

44

15

54

 Hard Quadrilateral

6

14

4

14

 Flexible KD

9

21

3

11

 Hard KD

3

7

1

4

HD, TF, KD liner (44/26)

 None

12

27

3

12

2.82

0.102

 Foam

3

7

1

4

 Polyurethane/silicone liner

29

66

22

85

HD, TF, KD knee (46/24)

 Manual knee lock

7

15

6

25

4.33

0.227

 Mechanical polycentric

13

28

10

42

 Pneumatic/hydraulic

8

17

4

17

 Microprocessor

18

39

4

17

HD, TF, KD suspension (77/28)

 Seal in liner/silicone ring

10

21

11

39

5.18

0.060

 Vacuum

16

34

9

32

 Pin

5

11

4

14

 Straps

1

2

0

0

 Sleeve

2

4

0

0

 Self-suspension socket

12

26

4

14

 Sleeve and liner ring

1

2

0

0

Number of barriers (141/66)

0 (0, 2)

93.9

1 (0, 3)

125.6

3226.0

< 0.001

Number of facilitators (141/66)

5 (3, 7)

126.5

0 (0, 3)

55.9

7825.5

< 0.001