Women more likely to need walking aids but less likely to use them – study

Women are more likely to need walking sticks, wheelchairs and other mobility aids compared to men, but they are less likely to use them, according to a study.

And single people are more likely to use mobility tools compared to those who are married, according to researchers from University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Researchers looked at information from a group of more than 12,000 adults in England aged 50 to 89 who were tracked over a 13-year period.