Young women may be more likely to fall down stairs than men, an international study has found.
The US study revealed women in their 20s were prone to trips, falls and slips when walking down stairs due to being distracted or multi-tasking compared to men of the same age.
Purdue University researchers watched more than 2000 young adults using short and long staircases at an university campus and identified eight risky behaviours.
They included not using the handrail, talking on the phone and wearing sandals, sliders, or high heels and skipping steps.
The study found women sustained about 80 per cent more injuries than men of the same age.
Meanwhile, 70 per cent of women in the study were carrying something, while only 46 per cent of men did.
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“The young women we observed demonstrated more risky behaviours than the young men; future studies should also examine physiological differences that may lead to greater injury risk, such as differences in strength or reaction time,” the study said.
The study also suggested children aged three and under, those over 85 and adults in their 20s were the most prone to fall on stairs.
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