Figure 8

Changes in distal skin temperatures. White circles with a dotted line indicate summer data (n = 17, mean ± S.E), and black squares with a solid line indicate winter data (n = 17, mean ± S.E). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 when summer and winter values were compared. In winter, \( {\overline{\mathrm{T}}}_{\mathrm{dist}} \) was significantly lower in the period between 10 and 50 min during cold exposure than it was during the same period in summer. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 when summer and winter values were compared.