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. 2014 Jan 29;9(1):e86420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086420

Table 2. Comparison between WBC exposure times for all testing parameters and significant values.

Measurement WBC Exposure Time (minutes) Compared to WBC exposure time (minutes) Mean Difference Sig.
Interleukin Six (IL-6) (pg/mL) 1 2 0.37 0.81
1 3 0.14 0.93
2 3 −0.23 0.89
Tissue Oxygenation Gastrocnemius HHB (µmol·L−1) 1 2 −2.50 0.58
1 3 −0.41 0.93
2 3 2.09 0.64
Tissue Oxygenation Gastrocnemius TOI (µmol·L−1) 1 2 −0.87 0.45
1 3 −1.98 0.08
2 3 −1.11 0.33
Tissue Oxygenation VL O2HB (µmol·L−1) 1 2 2.24 0.37
1 3 5.93 0.02
2 3 3.70 0.14
Tissue Oxygenation VL HHB (µmol·L−1) 1 2 −3.82 0.14
1 3 −2.53 0.33
2 3 1.29 0.62
Tissue Oxygenation VL TOI (µmol·L−1) 1 2 −0.28 0.84
1 3 1.78 0.19
2 3 2.06 0.13
Tsk (°C) ** 1 2 1.21 0.00
1 3 1.70 0.00
2 3 .50 0.00
Core Temperature (°C) * 1 2 0.51 0.20
1 3 0.72 0.08
2 3 0.20 0.62
*

Core Temperature (°C) average mean difference for all time points (pre up to 20 minutes post WBC exposure).

**

Tsk (°C) average mean difference for all regions, for all time points (pre up to 20 minutes post WBC exposure).