Timed up and Go (TUG) test¹ 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 age category 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. The age of the participants were noted down.

Results

The mean TUG score in  the age group 60–69 years  was 13.06 seconds. 

The mean TUG score in the age group 70–79 years  was 12.69 seconds. 

The mean TUG score in the age group >80  years  was 15.37 seconds. 

Conclusion  

There is no statistically significant difference in TUG score between the age groups (p value 0.061)