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OBJECTIVES: To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors predicts development of mobility limitation.

DESIGN: Observational prospective cohort study and cross‐sectional analyses.

SETTING: Community and research center.

PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred twenty‐seven community‐living people aged 75 to 81 were interviewed at baseline, of whom 314 took part in a 3.5‐year follow‐up.

MEASUREMENTS: Fear of moving outdoors and its potential individual and environmental correlates were assessed at baseline. Perceived difficulties in walking 0.5 km and 2 km were assessed twice a year over a 3.5‐year period.

RESULTS: At baseline, 65% of the women and 29% of the men reported fear of moving outdoors. Poor socioeconomic status; musculoskeletal diseases; slow walking speed; and the presence of …