Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Two-Minute Walk Test For Assessing Walking Ability In Obese And Normal Weight Children

Joint Event on 27^th European Nutrition and Dietetics Conference & 14^th International Conference on Childhood Obesity & Nutrition

March 15-16, 2021 | Webinar

Nawaj Pathan

MGM Institute of Heatlth Sciences Universityâ??s School of Physiotherapy, India

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Nutr Food Sci

Abstract :

Background/Objective: The intent of the present study was to examine responsiveness,of 2 Minute Walk Test (MWT) in normal weight and obese school going children.Method & material: A total of 82 school going children participated in the study aged between 7 to 10 years. Out of which 41 were normal weight and 41 were obese students. They were divided equally into two groups based on their BMI. Group A comprised of obese and group B comprised of normal participants. Twominute walk test was performed by the participants on a obstacle free 15 m distance. Distance covered by the participants was measured and documented after the test. Results: Unpaired T-test was used for data analysis between two groups. p <0.0001 is considered as significant.Conclusion: The study concludes that 2MWT is useful and quick test to measure the walking speed in obese and normal weight children. Key Words : 2 Minute Walk Test, Functional Mobility, Obesity, School Going children.