Comparison of maximal lactate steady state with anaerobic threshold determined by various methods based on graded exercise test with 3-minute stages in elite cyclists

Table 2 Differences between the MLSS and the workload according to various AT concepts

	Mean ± SD (W)	Me (W)	Wilcoxon test p	MD (W)	Me_diff (W)	Upper LOA (W)	Lower LOA (W)	r_s
MLSS	298.3 ± 21.2	290
D_max	296.7 ± 22.3	280	0.180	1.7	0.0	9.3	−5.9	0.93
ModD_max	330.0 ± 32.5	320	< 0.01	−31.7	−25.0	4.6	−67.9	0.80
IAT	297.1 ± 24.3	280	0.180	4.3	0.0	19.7	−11.1	0.93
+ 1 mmol/l	291.7 ± 24.8	280	0.249	6.7	0.0	40.4	−27.1	0.79
OBLA 4 mmol/l	341.7 ± 32.1	330	< 0.01	−43.3	−45.0	−8.5	− 78.1	0.67
V-slope	262.2 ± 17.2	260	< 0.01	36.2	40.0	57.5	14.9	0.89

SD standard deviation, Me median, p significance of differences, MD mean difference, LOA 95% limits of agreement, Me_diff median of differences, r_s Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient

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