Relationship between 2-minute step test, anthropometric measures and habitual physical activity in sedentary individuals

Devyd Weyder do Nascimento Freitas; Monalise Bastos Frazão; Jessyca Sousa Pereira; Mariana Quixabeira Guimarães Almeida; Adriana Sousa Rêgo; Flávio de Oliveira Pires; Rosane da Silva Dias; Ilana Mirian Almeida Felipe da Silva; Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho; Daniela Bassi

doi:10.33155/j.ramd.2019.09.005

Devyd Weyder do Nascimento Freitas Department of Physical Therapy. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Monalise Bastos Frazão Department of Physical Therapy. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Jessyca Sousa Pereira Department of Physical Therapy. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Mariana Quixabeira Guimarães Almeida Department of Physical Education. Federal University of Maranhão. São Luís. Brazil.
Adriana Sousa Rêgo Department of Physical Therapy. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Flávio de Oliveira Pires Department of Physical Education. Federal University of Maranhão. São Luís. Brazil.
Rosane da Silva Dias Postgraduate Program in Management and Health Services. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Ilana Mirian Almeida Felipe da Silva Postgraduate Program in Management and Health Services. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.
Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Federal University of Maranhão. São Luís. Brazil.
Daniela Bassi Postgraduate Program in Management and Health Services. Ceuma University. São Luís. Brazil.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2019.09.005

Keywords: Obesity, Physical Functional Performance, Physical Activity

Abstract

Objective: To correlate the 2-minute step test (2MST) with anthropometric variables and habitual physical activity.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Sixty young adult participants of both sexes were classified into three groups with 20 participants each according to their body mass index (BMI): eutrophic, with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m²; overweight, with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m²; and obese type I, with a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m². In addition to personal and clinical data, we collected height, weight, BMI, waist and neck circumference measurements. The Baecke Questionnaire (BQ) and 2-minute step test (2MST) were used to measure habitual physical activity and functional capacity, respectively.

Results: There was no difference between groups (p > 0.05) for the 2MST and BQ. There was no significant correlation between 2MST, anthropometric variables and habitual physical activity (p > 0.05, r = 0.005 to 0.248). Regarding the accuracy of 2MST in differentiating non-obese from obese subjects, there was insufficient accuracy, with an area under the curve of 0.54.

Conclusion: 2MST does not relate to body mass index, abdominal and neck circumference, or habitual physical activity.