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. 2020 Aug 6;15(8):e0236959. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236959

Table 2. Acceleration profile of professional football players and differences between playing positions.

	Position
Variables	CD (M ± SD)	FB (M ± SD)	MF (M ± SD)	WMF (M ± SD)	FW (M ± SD)	p	ES
ACC_DIS (m)	290.8 ± 76.0^d	351.3 ± 99.3^c ^d	260.7 ± 64.1^b ^d	436.5 ± 86.3^a ^b ^c ^e	333.6 ±118.1^d	0.01	0.17–2.32
DEC_DIS (m)	229.9 ± 43.0^d	271.2 ± 66.3	228.7 ± 54.5^d	334.4 ± 74.5^a ^c ^e	259.2 ± 55.9^d	0.01	0.03–1.72
ACC_LOW (total)	354.7 ± 54.5^c	378.1 ± 45.8	405.9 ± 61.9^a ^d ^e	343.8 ± 48.0^c	351.7 ± 46.2^c	0.01	0.06–1.11
ACC_HIGH (total)	26.5 ± 6.1^d	30.4 ± 7.6	27.1 ± 5.5^d	34.9 ± 6.7^a ^c	29.9 ± 9.6	0.02	0.06–1.32
DEC_LOW (total)	355.9 ± 46.9	371.6 ± 45.9	387.4 ± 59.0^d ^e	343.5 ± 15.8^c	340.6 ± 40.1^c	0.01	0.06–0.92
DEC_HIGH (total)	50.9 ± 8.6^d	54.1 ± 13.3	54.8 ± 12.4	64.5 ± 15.8^a	55.2 ± 12.1	0.02	0.04–1.07
DIFF_ACDC (total)	-24.4 ± 7.8	-23.7 ± 11.0	-27.7 ± 11.6	-29.5 ± 13.5	-25.3 ± 10.0	0.33	0.07–0.47
ACC_AVG (m/s²)	0.6 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1	0.56	0.03–0.22
DEC_AVG (m/s²)	-0.6 ± 0.1	-0.6 ± 0.1	-0.6 ± 0.1	-0.6 ± 0.1	-0.6 ± 0.1	0.76	0.01–0.26
ACC_MAX (m/s²)	4.5 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.3	4.4 ± 0.6^d	4.70 ± 0.31^c	4.5 ± 0.6	0.01	0.06–0.67
DEC_MAX (m/s²)	-5.7 ± 0.5^e	-6.1 ± 0.6	-5.8 ± 0.8^d	-6.20 ± 0.9^c	-6.3 ± 0.9^a	0.04	0.11–0.77

M: mean; SD: standard deviation; ES: effect size.

^aStatistical difference to CD (p < 0.05);

^bStatistical difference to FB (p < 0.05);

^cStatistical difference to MF (p < 0.05);

^dStatistical difference to WMF (p < 0.05);

^eStatistical difference to FW (p < 0.05).