Table 2.

Estimates of potential weight gain for an individual exposed to indoor temperature changes comparable with historic changes in UK domestic indoor temperatures

Location in dwelling	Average spot temperature measurementsa (°C)	Potential weight gain rate over the 18 year-period from 1978 to 1996 (kg/year)
			1978	1996	Exposure to residential environment: 10 h daily	Exposure to residential environment: 8 h daily	Exposure to residential environment: 6 h daily
Bedroom	15.2	18.5	1.0	0.8	0.6
Halls	15.6	17.9	0.7	0.6	0.4
Living Room	18.3	19.1	0.2	0.2	0.1

^aTemperature data: 1978 data from the Hunt and Gidman study [21]; 1996 from the DETR EHCS [22].