. 2022 Sep 20;10:e13318. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13318

Table 3. Intercepts and standard error from relative high metabolic load distance profile attending to playing position.

Level	First division						Second division					Comparisons					r²
Variables	CB		FB	CM	WM	FW	CB	FB	CM	WM	FW	CB	FB	CM	WM	FW	r²
HMLD_min (m·min⁻¹)		21.3 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	26.2 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	29.3 (0.2)^a ^b ^d ^e	28.4 (0.3)^a ^b ^c ^e	26.9 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	21.8 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	26.0 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	28.0 (0.2)^a ^b ^e	28.1 (0.3)^a ^b ^e	26.1 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	0.07	0.48	0.00^***	0.26	0.05^*	0.61
HMLD1_min (m·min⁻¹)		21.7 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	26.7 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	29.0 (0.2)^a ^b ^d ^e	27.8 (0.3)^a ^b ^c ^e	26.3 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	22.9 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	26.3 (0.3)^a ^c ^d ^e	27.9 (0.2)^a ^b ^e	27.9 (0.3)^a ^b ^e	25.4 (0.3)^a ^b ^c ^d	0.00^***	0.22	0.00^***	0.88	0.02^*	0.63
HMLD2_min (m·min⁻¹)		20.4 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	25.2 (0.3)^a ^c ^d ^e	28.3 (0.2)^a ^b ^e	28.0 (0.3)^a ^b ^e	26.2 (0.3)^a ^b ^c ^d	20.6 (0.3)^b ^c ^d ^e	25.1 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	27.1 (0.2)^a ^b ^e	27.7 (0.3)^a ^b ^e	25.8 (0.3)^a ^c ^d	0.66	0.80	0.00^***	0.36	0.32	0.55

Notes:

HMLD, High Metabolic Load Distance; HMLD1, High Metabolic Load Distance during the first half of the matches; HMLD2, High Metabolic Load Distance during the second half of the matches; HMLD_min, High Metabolic Load Distance per minute; HMLD1_min, High Metabolic Load Distance during the first half of the matches per minute; HMLD2_min, High Metabolic Load Distance during the second half of the matches per minute; CB, Central Backs; FB, Full Backs; CM, Center Midfields; WM, Wide Midfields; FW, Forwards.

significative differences compared to Central Backs.

significative differences compared to Full Backs.

significative differences compared to Center Midfields.

significative differences compared to Wide Midfields.

significative differences compared to Forwards.

Differences between divisions (significant level was set at p < .05);

^***

Differences between divisions (significant level was set at p < .001).