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. 2023 Apr 13;82(1):2199492. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492

Table A3.

Estimated arterial blood temperature and estimated heat transport to the hands for functional hand skin temperature for the well-dressed situation.

  Estimated arterial blood temperature reaching hand skin (°C)
Estimated heat transported to hands by blood flow (W)
Hands
Average male
Average female
Average male
Average female
Comfortably cold (27°C) 34.4 33.5 5.4 3.3
Dexterity loss (22°C) 31.9 30.5 5.1 3.0
Pain and NFCI (15°C) 27.8 25.7 4.9 2.8
Injury risk (5°C) 16.6 14.0 1.9 1.3