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. 2023 Nov 8;11:e46980. doi: 10.2196/46980

Table 2.

Combined effect of 1-degree increases in maximum wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGTmax) and squared WBGTmax (WBGTmax2) on daily activity (in steps) for different age groups and sex and during different seasons.

Subgroup Combined effect of WBGTmax and WBGTmax2 at 20 °C on steps Combined effect of WBGTmax and WBGTmax2 at 30 °C on steps Estimate for WBGTmax P value for WBGTmax Estimate for WBGTmax2 P value for WBGTmax2
All participants (n=130) +146 −83 606 .03 −12 .02
Older adults (aged ≥65 years; n=9) +118 −60 475 .38 −9 .37
Middle-aged adults (aged 25-65 years; n=114) +151 −93 638 .03 −12 .02
Young adults (aged <25 years; n=7) +207 −10 641 .94 −11 .61
Male individuals (n=65) +142 −88 601 .13 −11 .11
Female individuals (n=65) +138 −67 547 .14 −10 .13
Rainiest month (August; n=79) −5126 678 −16,734 .03 290 .02
Coolest month (January; n=122) +370.34 −1047.06 3205.14 .35 −71 .36
Hottest month (April; n=99) +304 −18 965 .43 −16 .45