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Seventy participants without gait impairments were recruited, and the measurements obtained with the smart band were compared to reference methods (evaluator, pedometer, and pulse oximeter). The physiological parameter results showed that the smart band demonstrated good accuracy in heart rate monitoring but lower agreement in oxygen saturation measurements. Gait parameters indicated excellent agreement in step count (ICC &gt; 0.9) and step frequency (ICC &gt; 0.75), whereas step length and distance estimations showed higher variability. 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