Table 1.

Thermal and hemodynamic responses at normothermia and after subjects’ core temperatures were increased approximately 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5°C.

	Normothermia	+0.5°C	+1.0°C	+1.5°C
Mean Skin Temperature (°C)	34.2 ± 0.6	38.0 ± 0.4*	38.6 ± 0.4*	38.9 ± 0.3
Core Temperature (°C)	37.16 ± 0.16	37.63 ± 0.15*	38.18 ± 0.20*	38.67 ± 0.18*
Mean Arterial Pressure (mmHg)	82 ± 5	77 ± 5*	81 ± 5	81 ± 6
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	111 ± 10	109 ± 9	115 ± 10	115 ± 11
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	68 ± 4	62 ± 6*	64 ± 3	63 ± 6
Heart Rate (beats/min)	58 ± 6	84 ± 11*	99 ± 10*	108 ± 13*

^*Significant difference from the prior temperature stage (P < 0.05).