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The World Health Organization advises 150 min\/week of moderate or 75 min\/week of vigorous exercise, plus strength training, to sustain neuromuscular integrity and locomotor capacity associated with healthy gait patterns in older adults. While 3D motion capture is the gold standard for gait analysis, its cost and complexity limit use, boosting interest in portable inertial sensors like the BTS G-Walk. Yet, their accuracy in active older adults for spatiotemporal parameters and pelvic angles is underexplored, prompting this comparison with BTS GaitLab.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty-nine active older adults (aged 65\u201387, mean 71.2 \u00b1\u00a05.5 years; eight men, 51 women) were assessed using BTS GaitLab (200 Hz cameras, 400 Hz force plates, Helen Hayes protocol, 18 markers) and BTS G-Walk (100 Hz, at L5) during four 10-meter walks at comfortable speed. Spatiotemporal parameters (cadence, speed, step length, stance\/swing\/support times) and pelvic angles (tilt, obliquity, rotation) were compared. Agreement used intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), differences used paired\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, and variability used coefficient of variation (CV), with\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Spatial parameters showed strong agreement: cadence (ICC = 0.98), speed (ICC = 0.96), step\/stride length (ICC = 0.90\u20130.92), with no significant differences for cadence and speed (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05). Temporal parameters had weak agreement (\n                      <jats:italic>e.g.<\/jats:italic>\n                      , stance time ICC = \u22120.18, swing time ICC = \u22120.54) and significant differences (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Pelvic angles had moderate agreement for tilt and obliquity (ICC = 0.48\u20130.78,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.007), but low for rotation (ICC &lt;\u00a00.38,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.038). Variability was high for double support time (CV 15.3\u201320.9%) and pelvic angles (CV &gt;\u00a027%). The sample (59) exceeds typical studies (7\u201323).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BTS G-Walk accurately measures spatial gait parameters in active older adults, ideal for quick clinical assessments where 3D systems are unavailable. However, its weak temporal parameter and pelvic rotation performance, possibly due to 100 Hz sampling, L5 placement, and algorithms, limits detailed analysis like stability. With a large sample and pelvic angle focus, this study supports G-Walk as a complementary tool in gerontology, while noting needs for improved temporal and angular precision.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.20189","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,27]],"date-time":"2025-10-27T08:15:23Z","timestamp":1761552923000},"page":"e20189","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Agreement between BTS G-walk and GaitLab in spatiotemporal and pelvic angle measurements in active older adults"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Rafael","family":"Bittencourt","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Kulczynski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 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