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. 2015 Oct 22;119(12):1411–1420. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00729.2015

Table 2.

Esophageal and mean skin temperature at each experimental phase

Condition
Thermoneutral
ΔTes = 0.4°C
ΔTes = 0.8°C
Upright Supine Supine Supine Upright Upright exercise Supine exercise
Tes, °C
    Young 37.2 ± 0.1 37.2 ± 0.1 37.6 ± 0.1 38.0 ± 0.1 38.0 ± 0.1 38.0 ± 0.1 38.1 ± 0.1
    Older placebo 36.8 ± 0.1 36.8 ± 0.1 37.2 ± 0.1 37.6 ± 0.1 37.6 ± 0.1 37.7 ± 0.2 37.7 ± 0.2
    Older sapropterin 36.8 ± 0.1 36.8 ± 0.1 37.2 ± 0.1 37.6 ± 0.1 37.6 ± 0.1 37.7 ± 0.2 37.7 ± 0.2
Mean Tsk, °C
    Young 34.2 ± 0.2 34.1 ± 0.1 37.9 ± 0.2 38.3 ± 0.3 37.2 ± 0.2 36.7 ± 0.3 36.9 ± 0.2
    Older placebo 34.3 ± 0.1 34.3 ± 0.1 38.1 ± 0.1 38.0 ± 0.1 37.3 ± 0.1 36.9 ± 0.1 36.9 ± 0.2
    Older sapropterin 34.2 ± 0.1 34.1 ± 0.1 38.0 ± 0.2 38.0 ± 0.2 37.3 ± 0.2 37.0 ± 0.2 36.8 ± 0.2

Values are means ± SE. Tes, esophageal temperature; Tsk, skin temperature.