Table 1.
Cardiovascular and thermal variables
| Normothermia | Whole-body heating | |
|---|---|---|
| HR (beats min−1) | 60.9 ± 4.4 | 76.3 ± 5.3* |
| SBP (mmHg) | 114.2 ± 3.2 | 116.1 ± 4.3 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 67.8 ± 2.3 | 63.7 ± 1.9* |
| MAP (mmHg) | 83.3 ± 2.4 | 81.2 ± 2.5 |
| Tcore (°C) | 37.0 ± 0.1 | 37.8 ± 0.1* |
| Tsk (°C) | 34.7 ± 0.1 | 37.3 ± 0.2* |
| Skin blood flux (a.u.) | 18.7 ± 1.4 | 66.8 ± 11.9* |
| CVC (a.u. mmHg−1) | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.81 ± 0.14* |
HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; Tcore, core temperature; Tsk, skin temperature; CVC, cutaneous vascular conductance
*
significantly different from normothermia (P < 0.05)