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. 2021 Jul 24;12(4):513–522. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2021.07.010

Table 1.

Pressure profiles of each sports compression garment in the supine and standing positions (mean ± SD).

Garment (Posture) Pressure profiles landmarks (mmHg)
A B C D E F
SOCKS (supine) 25.9 ± 4.5# 25.8 ± 4.1# 29.0 ± 2.5#
SOCKS (stand) 26.6 ± 5.4# 29.6 ± 4.2# 38.1 ± 4.6#
SHORTS (supine) 13.6 ± 1.6 13.0 ± 1.2 11.63 ± 1.8
SHORTS (stand) 16.1 ± 2.5 15.2 ± 2.3 13.9 ± 2.1
TIGHTS (supine) 15.1 ± 3.8 17.2 ± 3.7 17.2 ± 3.9 13.6 ± 2.4 13.0 ± 2.0 12.2 ± 2.3
TIGHTS (stand) 15.2 ± 4.7 20.2 ± 5.2 21.8 ± 6.1 17.1 ± 3.1 16.3 ± 3.0 15.5 ± 3.1

Abbreviations: SHORTS = compression shorts; SOCKS = compression socks; TIGHTS = compression tights.

p < 0.05, significant posture effect compared to supine.

#

p < 0.05, significant condition effect compared to TIGHTS.