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 between male and females. 

Materials and Methods 

Design: Hospital based prospective comparative study 

204 patients were selected and Timed Up and Go test was applied. Sample size was chosen according to our convenience.

Results   

The mean TUG score in males was 10.06 seconds. 

The mean TUG score in females was 16.68 seconds.

Conclusion  

There is a statistically significant difference in TUG score between male and females(p value 0.0001)