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 | ||
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(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