Supplementary Table 1.

Logistic regression for Falls and falls-related injuries for Moderate and Higher
Waist to Hip Ratio Categories Compared to Lower Waist to Hip Ratio Categories
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) by WHR categories
Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR+
Body Shape Body Shape
n, % Group Group 2 Group 3 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
1 (intermediat (higher (lower (intermediate (higher
+++ ++++ ++ +++
(lower e WHR) WHR) WHR) WHR) WHR) ++++
WHR)
++

Falls
Any fall 300(22.5) ref 1.35(0.94- 2.03 (1.48- ref 1.26(0.83- 1.78(1.18-
**
1.95) 2.78) 1.90) 2.67) **
≥ 2falls 121(40.3) ref 0.90 (0.46- 1.08 (0.61- ref 0.65(0.29- 0.81
1.77) 1.91) 1.42) (0.39-
1.70)
Injurious 32(10.7) ref 0.80 (0.23- 1.64 (0.63- ref 1.61 (0.26- 2.81
falls 2.73) 4.24) 9.86) (0.55-
14.40)
Recurrent or 138(46.0) ref 0.85 (0.44- 1.23 (0.70- ref 0.67 (0.31- 1.00
Injurious 1.65) 2.16) 1.46) (0.48-
falls 2.08)

WHR = Waist Hip Ratio

Independent Variable = WHR
Dependent Variable = Falls
*
p-value < 0.05
**
p-value < 0.01
+
Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education level, diabetes, osteoarthritis, number of medications, high
cholesterol, high blood pressure
++
WHR ≤0.8(W); WHR ≤0.95(M)
+++
0.80 <WHR ≤ 0.85 (W); 0.95 <WHR ≤ 1.00(M)
++++
WHR > 0.85(W); WHR > 1.00(M)