Table 3:

Visit 3 Sample Characteristics and Univariable Risks of Falls Over 3 Years Using Poisson Regression (n=2,928)

Variable	Distribution	Univariable Risks of Falls Over 3 Years Using Poisson Regressiona,b
	Mean ± SD or N (%)	RR per SD	95% CI	p-value
Age, years	79.2 ± 5.2	1.26	1.20, 1.32	<.001
Race/ethnicity
non-white	330 (11)		REF
White	2598 (89)	1.40	1.17, 1.67	<.001
Height, cm	173.2 ± 6.9	0.97	0.92, 1.02	.247
Weight, kg	81.4 ± 13.5	0.99	0.94, 1.05	.800
Body mass index, kg/m2	27.1 ± 3.9	1.01	0.96, 1.06	.753
Blocks measure of kyphosis, 1.7cm block	2.6 ± 1.4	1.17	1.11, 1.23	<.001
Total hip BMD, g/cm2	0.939 ± 0.148	0.92	0.87, 0.97	.003
Smoking status
never	1164 (40)		REF
past or current	1762 (60)	0.97	0.88, 1.07	.565
Drinks per week	4.1 ± 6.2	0.98	0.93, 1.03	.391
Medicationc use
No	2491 (85)		REF
Yes	437 (15)	1.77	1.58, 1.99	<.001
Ever had osteoporosis
No	2704 (92)		REF
Yes	224 (8)	1.41	1.19, 1.65	<.001
Comorbiditiesd
No	2269 (77)		REF
Yes	659 (23)	1.32	1.18, 1.47	<.001
Fallen in the past year
No	2041 (70)		REF
Yes	887 (30)	3.19	2.92, 3.49	<.001
Trouble with dizziness
No	2102 (72)		REF
Yes	826 (28)	1.71	1.55, 1.89	<.001
Chair stand time, sec	11.8 ± 3.8	1.21	1.17, 1.26	<.001
Walking speed, m/sec	1.23 ± 0.24	0.74	0.70, 0.78	<.001
Teng 3MS Exam scoree	92.0 ± 7.1	0.90	0.86, 0.94	<.001
Self-rated quality of health
good or excellent	2514 (86)		REF
fair or poor or very poor	411 (14)	1.53	1.35, 1.73	<.001

^aAll models adjusted for clinic site

^bRRs are presented per standard deviation increase in predictor variable

^cMedications include benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics, and SSRI or tricyclic antidepressants

^dComorbidities include Parkinson disease, diabetes, or history of stroke

^eTeng Modified Mini-Mental Status Exam