Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018
A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF TIMED UP AND GO TEST IN ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS BELONGING TO VARIOUS BODY MASS INDEX CATEGORIES ATTENDING GERIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI.
Dr. Manickam Senthil Kumar, Dr. Kesavan Umakalyani
Abstract :
Timed up and Go (TUG) test is a simple test to assess the functional status in elderly in outpatient set up. It is the time taken for an elderly to get up from a chair, walk 3 metres and come back. The more time the person takes the more is the functional impairment.
The aim of this study is to apply Timed up and Go (TUG) test in willing elderly participants attending Geriatric outpatient clinic, Madras Medical College, Chennai and compare it among various Body Mass Index (BMI) range participants.
Materials and Methods
Design: Hospital based prospective Observational study
204 patients were selected and Timed Up and Go test was applied. Sample size was chosen according to our convenience. Body Mass Index was calculated for all the participants
Results
The mean TUG score in under nourished category(BMI<18.5) was 11.61 seconds.
The mean TUG score in normal category (BMI 18.5–25) was 12.92 seconds.
The mean TUG score in over weight category (BMI 25–30) was 15.24 seconds
The mean TUG score in obese category (BMI<18.5) was 13.42 seconds.
Conclusion
There is no statistically significant difference in TUG score between the various BMI categories (p value 0.081)
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr.Manickam Senthil kumar, Dr.Kesavan Umakalyani, A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF TIMED UP AND GO TEST IN ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS BELONGING TO VARIOUS BODY MASS INDEX CATEGORIES ATTENDING GERIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018
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Dr.Manickam Senthil kumar, Dr.Kesavan Umakalyani, A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF TIMED UP AND GO TEST IN ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS BELONGING TO VARIOUS BODY MASS INDEX CATEGORIES ATTENDING GERIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHENNAI., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018
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