Table 3.
Parameter | Temperature [oC] | Before sauna | After sauna | Differences | ||||||
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Mean | SD | Min–Max | Mean | SD | Min–Max | t | p | Cohen’s d | ||
SBP [mmHg] | 80 | 110.45 | 9.11 | 95–127 | 104.77 | 8.80 | 82–120 | −4.87 | <0.001 | 0.64 |
120 | 108.41 | 7.40 | 95–123 | 107.41 | 7.87 | 93–122 | −0.53 | ns | 0.13 | |
ns | ns | |||||||||
DBP [mmHg] | 80 | 72.00 | 6.65 | 59–91 | 69.05 | 6.83 | 52–80 | −2.65 | 0.015 | 0.44 |
120 | 72.55 | 4.57 | 61–81 | 67.14 | 7.08 | 51–78 | −3.98 | <0.001 | 0.91 | |
ns | ns | |||||||||
HR [bpm] | 80 | 79.27 | 9.23 | 57–100 | 114.23 | 9.54 | 97–127 | 12.97 | <0.001 | 3.72 |
120 | 82.68 | 11.09 | 57–99 | 120.95 | 16.46 | 80–155 | 9.26 | <0.001 | 2.73 | |
ns | ns | |||||||||
Forehead temperature [oC] | 80 | 36.66 | 0.25 | 35.9–37.1 | 37.91 | 0.45 | 37.1–38.7 | 11.01 | <0,001 | 3.43 |
120 | 36.84 | 0.42 | 36.0–37.7 | 38.24 | 0.78 | 37.1–40.2 | 7.87 | <0,001 | 2.23 | |
ns | ns | |||||||||
Body mass [kg] | 80 | 59.41 | 8.43 | 48.1–84.8 | 59.27 | 8.44 | 48.1–84.7 | −9.92 | <0.001 | 0.02 |
120 | 58.12 | 7.46 | 49.0–84.8 | 57.82 | 7.45 | 48.8–84.4 | −13.16 | <0.001 | 0.04 | |
ns | ns |
ns, no significant difference.