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Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the concurrent validity of the distance covered during the first two minutes of the 6-minute walk test (2\u20196MWT), the 2-minute step test (2MST) and the 1-minute sit-to-stand test (1STST) against the full 6MWT in individuals with obesity.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>This was a cross-sectional study. Participants with obesity completed three functional tests\u20146MWT, 2MST and 1STST\u2014on the same day. Spearman\u2019s rank correlation was used to assess the concurrent validity of the 2\u20196MWT, 2MST and 1STST in relation to the 6MWT.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>A total of 59 individuals with obesity (16 men) participated in the study. Age was 34 (8.5) years (mean (standard deviation)), and body mass index was 40.9 (6.5) kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. The 2\u20196MWT demonstrated a strong correlation with the 6MWT (Spearman\u2019s rank correlation, <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>\u00a0= 0.87, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), while the 2MST and the 1STST showed moderate and weak correlations, respectively (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>\u00a0= 0.45, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>\u00a0= 0.31, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.02).<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>The 2\u20196MWT may serve as a valid alternative to the 6MWT for assessing functional capacity in individuals with obesity, offering a shorter duration and potentially reducing fatigue. 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