Table 3.

Patient and location features associated with a specific factor being reported as contributing to a fall.

	Contributing Factors1, Odds Ratio
Patient Features	Interval	Trips	Slips	Uneven Ground	Vision	Wet Surface	Curb
Age	5 years older	0.92 *	0.91*	0.92*	0.74**	0.88*	0.98*
African-American	vs. all other races	1.31*	0.73*	1.39*	0.55*	0.36*	1.75*
Male	vs. Female	1.01*	1.81**	1.01*	1.14*	0.93*	2.14*
Medical Comorbidities	1 additional comorbidity	0.80**	1.17*	0.76**	1.17*	0.99*	0.96*
IVF Sensitivity2	5 db worse	0.98*	0.82*	1.00*	2.1**	1.01*	1.52*
Fall Location3
Home	vs. falls occurring anywhere outside the home	0.77*	0.70*	0.28**	0.85*	0.31*	_
Outdoors	vs. indoor falls	1.57*	1.09*	5.52**	1.24*	2.1**	_

^*p>0.05

^**p<0.05

¹Results were derived from a model in which each fall was an observation. The contributing factor was considered as the outcome (positive if the factor contributed to a fall, negative if it did not contribute to a fall). Each of the patient and location features were considered as exposure variables.

²Normal/near-normal VF damage was defined as an average IVF sensitivity greater than 28 dB, mild-moderate VF damage was defined as an average IVF sensitivity between 23 and 28 dB, and severe VF damage was defined as an IVF sensitivity below 23 dB.

³Curbs were not considered in the analysis of home and outdoors, as curbs only exist outdoors.