Table 4.

Smallest worthwhile change analysis for differences in exercise variables between compression sock and control trials.

	Lactate (mmol/L)		Heart rate (beats/min)		Rating of perceived exertion
Stage	SWC	Mean difference CONCS	SWC	Mean difference CONCS	SWC	Mean difference CONCS
Pre	0.35	0.14	11.27	11.40#	0.00	0.10#
Stage 1	0.28	−0.08	12.63	1.30	0.62	0.00
Stage 2	0.38	0.03	11.67	−2.10	1.27	0.00
Stage 3	0.48	−0.13	12.20	2.00	1.36	−0.30
Stage 4	0.77	−0.11	13.53	2.20	1.40	−0.10
Stage 5	1.01	−0.18	13.07	1.60	1.36	−0.10
Stage 6	1.71	−0.51	14.08	0.20	1.52	−0.30
Stage 7	1.52	−0.24	13.51	−1.22	1.48	−0.22
Stage 8	1.53	−0.18	12.45	0.38	1.20	−0.38
Stage 9	0.95	−0.14	10.28	0.29	1.12	−0.14
Stage 10	1.38	0.47	8.00	1.71	0.91	0.57
Stage 11	0.55	−0.03	1.79	1.75	0.57	0.50
Stage 12	0.71	0.80#	3.46	1.50	0.35	0.00
Stage 13	0.21	1.30#	0.85	−1.00#	0.00	−0.50#
Rec1	1.04	0.03	5.62	2.40	1.44	−0.20
Rec5	1.33	−0.35	6.52	1.70	1.36	0.00
Rec10	1.51	−0.29	4.53	−0.90	0.64	0.10

SWC: smallest worthwhile change.

^#indicates that difference between trials exceeded the smallest worthwhile change.