Correlation between 6MWT, 2MST and TUG among Hypertensive Older Individuals

Background and Objective: Ageing and systemic hypertension are associated with a deterioration of various physiological capacities and are closely related to declining in functional capacity. 2MST, TUG and 6MWT are widely used tests to evaluate functional capacity, prescribe exercises and monitor motor and cardiovascular function. The study was conducted to investigate the association between these tests among elderly hypertensive individuals.

Method: 30 hypertensive subjects of either sex in the age group of 60-80 years were included for the study. The resting BP and HR was measured. Then subjects underwent the 2MST, the TUG test, and finally the 6MWT with a 10-minute interval between these tests. BP and HR values were measured and recorded after each test. The Pearson's correlation test was used to investigate the correlation between the tests.

Ethical Clearence: Ethical clearance was obtained by Ethical Committee of Acharya College of Physiotherapy.

Result: 1. There is a high significance (p<0.001) for SBP, DBP and HR between 6MWT and 2MST. 2. There is a high significance (p<0.001) for SBP and HR between 6MWT and TUG. 3. There is a high significance (p<0.001) for HR between 2MST and TUG.

Conclusion: The findings of this research suggested that there is high correlation between 2MST and 6MWT. Based on the outcome of the statistical analysis it can be said that the use of 2MST can be used instead of 6MST in hypertensive patients.