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Table 2 Rectal and skin temperatures before and after cold exposure for 90 min

From: Relationship between maximum oxygen uptake and peripheral vasoconstriction in a cold environment

Site

0 min

90 min

Change

P value

Rectal temperature

37.01 ± 0.24

36.83 ± 0.46

0.18 ± 0.27

0.1794

Skin temperature

 Forehead

35.04 ± 0.23

29.70 ± 1.18

5.32 ± 1.15

< 0.0001

 Abdomen

35.23 ± 0.65

31.79 ± 0.89

3.44 ± 0.33

< 0.0001

 Forearm

33.62 ± 0.33

20.58 ± 1.97

13.05 ± 1.97

< 0.0001

 Hand

34.59 ± 0.38

18.43 ± 1.08

16.16 ± 0.83

< 0.0001

 Thigh

34.55 ± 0.86

27.63 ± 1.17

6.92 ± 1.15

< 0.0001

 Shin

34.18 ± 0.42

24.13 ± 1.47

10.05 ± 1.40

< 0.0001

 Instep

33.88 ± 0.83

18.84 ± 0.94

15.03 ± 0.68

< 0.0001

 Mean T sk

34.60 ± 0.52

26.71 ± 0.93

7.89 ± 0.66

< 0.0001

  1. Values are indicated as mean ± SD. Mean T sk shows mean skin temperature calculated using Hardy and DuBois formula. P values were analyzed by paired t test