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. 2024 Jan 26;11:1303804. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1303804

Table 4.

Comparison of the parameters evaluated during sauna with a temperature of 80°C and 120°C.

Parameter 80oC 120oC Differences
Mean SD Min–Max Mean SD Min-Max t p Cohen’s d
HR min. 77.45 9.59 56–95 88.95 10.05 69–113 3.69 <0.001 1.17
HR avg 102.73 11.24 70–117 120.82 9.14 104–139 5.71 <0.001 1.77
HR peak 127.73 10.98 100–145 145.45 9.05 127–162 5.57 <0.001 1.82
Energy expenditure 118.55 24.79 80–169 185.95 25.18 158–245 8.40 <0.001 2.70
Duration of HR effort ranges (physical intensity) [s]
Very low, 104 – 114 [bpm] 120.73 154.91 0–540 18.41 46.94 0–199 −2.86 0.009 0.89
Low, 114 – 133 [bpm]. 421.23 261.84 37–937 183.86 241.48 0–735 −3.13 0.005 0.84
Moderate, 133 – 152 [bpm] 532.50 259.87 83–1148 446.32 227.32 34–924 −1.31 ns 0.35
High, 152 – 172 [bpm] 112.27 111.50 0–356 354.09 221.40 8–769 4.80 <0.001 1.38
Very high, 172 – 190 [bpm] 13.27 38.78 0–172 167.18 226.11 0–653 3.05 0.006 0.95
Maximal > 190 [bpm] 0.00 0.00 0–0 19.23 62.76 0–285 1.43 ns 0.43