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. 2023 Jul 11;18(7):e0288494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288494

Table 1. Mean ± SD values, with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI), for physical match performance variables across temperature ranges.

<-5°C -4 to 0°C 1 to 5°C 6 to 10°C 11 to 20°C >20°C
(n = 134) (n = 222) (n = 322) (n = 372) (n = 726) (n = 516)
Total distance (km) Mean ±SD 114.9de ± 4.8 114.3de ± 5.1 114.5de ± 4.7 114.6de ± 4.6 113.7e ± 4.8 112.3 ± 5.5
95% CI 114.1–115.8 113.6–114.9 114.0–115.0 114.1–115.1 113.4–114.0 112.8–111.9
Running distance (km) Mean ±SD 20.0de ± 1.8 20.0de ± 2.0 20.1de ± 1.8 20.0de ± 2.0 19.3e ± 1.8 18.3 ± 1.8
95% CI 19.7–20.3 19.7–20.3 19.9–20.3 19.8–20.2 19.2–19.5 18.2–18.5
High-speed distance (km) Mean ±SD 7.7e ± 0.9 7.9de ± 0.9 7.9de ± 0.9 7.9de ± 1.0 7.7e ± 0.9 7.2 ± 0.9
95% CI 7.5–7.8 7.8–8.0 7.8–8.0 7.8–8.0 7.6–7.7 7.1–7.3
Sprint distance (km) Mean ±SD 1.1abcd ± 0.4 1.2e ± 0.4 1.2e ± 0.3 1.3e ± 0.4 1.3e ± 0.4 1.1 ± 0.4
95% CI 1.0–1.1 1.2–1.3 1.2–1.3 1.2–1.3 1.2–1.3 1.1–1.2

a denotes a significant difference vs. -4 to 0°C

b denotes a significant difference vs. 1 to 5°C

c denotes a significant difference vs. 6 to 10°C

d denotes a significant difference vs. 11 to 20°C

e denotes a significant difference vs. >20°C. Number of data is referred to team performance data points