Table 2.

Association between baseline SRTn and falls 10 years later (RQ-1)

	Incident falls (1)			Recurrent falls (≥ 2)
	1 Fall/ 0 fallse	OR [95% CI]	p	≥ 2 Falls/  < 2 fallse	OR [95% CI]	p
Model 1
Baseline SRTn (dB SNR)		-	0.003**a		-	0.030*a
-10.6 to -7.4 (reference)	22/168	1		6/198	1
-7.2 to -6.2	20/198	1.00 [0.55, 1.83]	0.99	14/178	2.61 [1.14, 5.94]	0.023*
-6.0 to -4.2	26/170	0.94 [0.50, 1.79]	0.86	12/178	2.05 [0.90, 4.67]	0.087
-4.0 to 1.9	26/150	2.27 [1.29, 3.99]	0.004**	20/174	3.49 [1.52, 8.00]	0.003*
Model 2b
Baseline SRTn (dB SNR)	-	-	-		-	0.12a
10.6 to -7.4 (reference)	-	-	-	6/197	1
-7.2 to -6.2	-	-	-	14/178	2.15 [0.90, 5.13]	0.086
-6.0 to -4.2	-	-	-	12/178	1.79 [0.64, 4.35]	0.20
-4.0 to 1.9	-	-	-	20/174	2.91 [1.21, 7.02]	0.017*
Stratified model
BMI < 30c		-	0.32a	-	-	-
Baseline SRTn (dB SNR)
10.6 to -7.4 (reference)	18/163	1		-	-	-
-7.2 to -6.2	17/149	0.96 [0.50, 1.86]	0.91	-	-	-
-6.0 to -4.2	16/144	0.86 [0.42, 1.75]	0.68	-	-	-
-4.0 to 1.9	25/136	1.50 [0.80, 2.80]	0.21	-	-	-
BMI ≥ 30d		-	0.002**a	-	-	-
Baseline SRTn (dB SNR)
10.6 to -7.4 (reference)	1/21	1		-	-	-
-7.2 to -6.2	1/25	0.89 [0.07, 12.1]	0.93	-	-	-
-6.0 to -4.2	3/25	2.39 [0.27, 20.9]	0.43	-	-	-
-4.0 to 1.9	13/19	14.7 [2.12, 103]	0.007**	-	-	-

Model 1 represents the unadjusted model and Model 2 adjusted for confounders

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SRTn speech reception threshold in noise, dB decibel, SNR signal-to-noise ratio, BMI body mass index, RQ research question, ΔSRTn change in speech reception threshold in noise

^aRepresents p-values for Type III fixed effect for baseline SRTn

^bAdjusted for dizziness and injury

^cAdjusted for chronic back pain

^dAdjusted for osteoarthritis of the knees/hips/hands

^eRepresents number of participants who reported falls per baseline SRTn quartile

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01