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Table 2 Descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation, and confidence interval, CI, 95%) for accumulated wellness and load demands

From: Are non-starters accumulating enough load compared with starters? Examining load, wellness, and training/match ratios of a European professional soccer team

Variables

Starters

Non-starters

p-value

Effect size

Quality of sleep (A.U.)

26.2 ± 2.4 (24.5–27.9)

26.9 ± 3.0 (24.1–29.7)

0.536

-

Fatigue (A.U.)

22.8 ± 3.0 (20.6–25.0)

26.3 ± 2.7 (23.8–28.8)

0.019*

0.24

Muscle Soreness (A.U.)

22.4 ± 12.8 (19.9–25.0)

25.5 ± 3.0 (22.7–28.3)

0.070

-

Stress (A.U.)

24.4 ± 3.5 (22.4–27.4)

25.2 ± 3.8 (21.7–28.7)

0.740

-

Mood (A.U.)

24.9 ± 3.1 (22.7–27.2)

25.1 ± 4.0 (21.4–28.0)

 > 0.999

-

RPE (A.U.)

36.4 ± 2.0 (34.9–37.8)

35.7 ± 3.0 (32.9–38.5)

0.594

-

Duration (min)

291.3 ± 11.9 (282.8–299.9)

269.5 ± 16.4 (254.4–284.7)

0.006*

1.81

s-RPE (A.U.)

1837.3 ± 105.6 (1761.8–1912.9)

1552.4 ± 170.5 (1394.7–1710.2)

0.001*

2.69

High speed running (m)

1107.9 ± 208.9 (208.9–1257.4)

1132.4 ± 86.3 (1052.6–1212.2)

0.745

-

Sprinting (m)

278.9 ± 87.2 (216.6–341.3)

320.0 ± 54.6 (269.5–370.5)

0.289

-

Accelerations (nr)

291.7 ± 37.0 (265.2–318.2)

306.4 ± 21.1 (286.9–325.9)

0.359

-

Decelerations (nr)

268.0 ± 26.9 (248.0–289.3)

283.3 ± 28.3 (257.1–309.5)

0.315

-

  1. RPE Rate of perceived exertion using the CR-10 Borg’s scale, s-RPE Multiplication of session time by the RPE score, A.U Arbitrary units, m Meters, min Minutes, * denotes significant difference between starters versus non-starters (p < 0.05)