Timed Up and Go Test (TUG): Reference Data for Indian School Age Children

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To the Editor: The ‘Timed Up & Go’ test (TUG), most commonly used in elderly, measures in seconds the time required for an individual to stand up from a standard chair with armrest, walk 3 m, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down again [1]. Various studies published earlier show discrepancies in methodology, procedure of administering the test, ethnic diversities and age groups of sample [2]. As for population selected, no studies are published that target the Indian population. Considering its practicality, its increasing use in pediatrics and the lack of normative data for Indian school age children, this study was done to collect normative data for the TUG test in pediatric population aged 6 to 12 y. …