Table 1.
Presentation of the temperature values (°C) of the analyzed body regions and the comparison between the mean or median temperature of the hands (right and left) as the use of the knife by workers.
| Without Knife | ||||||||
| Dorsal Surface | Innervation | Minimum | Maximum | Mean/Median | p # | |||
| R | L | R | L | R | L | |||
| Finger 1 | Median | 22.3 ± 5.1 | 22.3 ± 5.4 | 24.9 ± 5.9 | 24.6 ± 6.0 | 26.6 | 25.3 | 0.652 |
| Finger 2 | Median | 21.6 ± 5.4 | 21.6 ± 5.3 | 23.4 ± 6.0 | 23.6 ± 6.0 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 0.916 |
| Finger 3 | Median | 21.7 ± 5.6 | 21.6 ± 5.3 | 23.3 ± 6.1 | 23.7 ± 6.0 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 0.447 |
| Finger 4 | Median/ulnar | 21.8 ± 5.7 | 21.5 ± 5.3 | 23.5 ± 6.2 | 23.7 ± 6.0 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 0.209 |
| Finger 5 | Ulnar | 21.4 ± 5.5 | 21.0 ± 5.2 | 23.0 ± 6.2 | 23.5 ± 5.9 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 0.560 |
| Ulnar region | Ulnar | 22.7 ± 3.8 | 23.0 ± 4.0 | 26.8 ± 3.1 | 27.0 ± 3.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 0.200 |
| Median region | Median | 22.1 ± 3.8 | 22.6 ± 4.0 | 28.6 ± 2.4 | 28.8 ± 2.6 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 0.142 |
| Palmar Surface | ||||||||
| Finger 1 | Median | 22.3 ± 5.0 | 22.2 ± 4.9 | 23.7 ± 5.2 | 23.4 ± 5.1 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 0.266 |
| Finger 2 | Median | 21.5 ± 4.9 | 21.2 ± 4.8 | 22.7 ± 5.2 | 22.8 ± 5.2 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 0.564 |
| Finger 3 | Median | 21.5 ± 4.9 | 21.6 ± 4.9 | 22.6 ± 5.0 | 22.9 ± 5.0 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 0.512 |
| Finger 4 | Median/ulnar | 21.3 ± 5.0 | 21.5 ± 4.8 | 22.6 ± 5.2 | 22.7 ± 5.1 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 0.702 |
| Finger 5 | Ulnar | 21.1 ± 5.0 | 21.4 ± 5.0 | 22.2 ± 5.3 | 22.8 ± 5.1 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 0.505 |
| Ulnar region | Ulnar | 23.5 ± 4.0 | 23.8 ± 4.2 | 27.5 ± 3.6 | 27.5 ± 3.8 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 0.739 |
| Median region | Median | 23.1 ± 4.1 | 23.2 ± 4.3 | 30.0 ± 2.3 | 30.1 ± 2.3 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 0.793 |
| With Knife | ||||||||
| Dorsal Surface | Innervation | Minimum | Maximum | Mean/Median | p # | |||
| R | L | R | L | R | L | |||
| Finger 1 | Radial | 22.6 ± 4.8 | 21.1 ± 4.6 | 25.0 ± 5.6 | 23.3 ± 5.2 | 22.4 | 21.7 | <0.001 * |
| Finger 2 | Median | 21.3 ± 5.3 | 19.8 ± 4.6 | 22.8 ± 5.9 | 21.8 ± 5.2 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 0.009 * |
| Finger 3 | Median | 21.2 ± 5.3 | 19.3 ± 5.0 | 22.8 ± 5.8 | 21.1 ± 5.3 | 20.1 | 19.5 | <0.001 * |
| Finger 4 | Median/ulnar | 21.0 ± 5.4 | 19.3 ± 5.1 | 22.6 ± 6.0 | 21.2 ± 5.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 0.002 * |
| Finger 5 | Ulnar | 21.0 ± 5.1 | 18.5 ± 4.5 | 22.3 ± 5.8 | 20.3 ± 5.1 | 19.4 | 17.4 | <0.001 * |
| Ulnar region | Ulnar | 23.2 ± 3.5 | 21.2 ± 3.4 | 28.7 ± 2.3 | 27.8 ± 2.7 | 26.1 ± 2.8 | 24.9 ± 3.0 | 0.001 * |
| Radial region | Radial | 22.8 ± 3.4 | 20.8 ± 3.1 | 30.5 ± 1.7 | 29.6 ± 1.8 | 27.3 ± 2.3 | 26.1 ± 2.2 | <0.001 * |
| Palmar Surface | ||||||||
| Finger 1 | Median | 22.7 ± 4.8 | 21.1 ± 4.3 | 24.1 ± 5.1 | 22.8 ± 4.6 | 22.1 | 21.1 | <0.001 * |
| Finger 2 | Median | 21.5 ± 4.8 | 20.5 ± 4.3 | 22.7 ± 5.1 | 21.9 ± 4.5 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 0.021 * |
| Finger 3 | Median | 21.3 ± 4.8 | 19.9 ± 4.3 | 22.6 ± 5.0 | 21.2 ± 4.4 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 0.001 * |
| Finger 4 | Median/ulnar | 21.1 ± 4.8 | 20.0 ± 4.3 | 22.3 ± 5.2 | 21.3 ± 4.5 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 0.035 * |
| Finger 5 | Ulnar | 21.0 ± 4.9 | 19.4 ± 4.4 | 22.1 ± 5.2 | 20.6 ± 4.6 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 0.001 * |
| Ulnar region | Ulnar | 24.9 ± 3.7 | 22.8 ± 3.8 | 29.6 ± 2.8 | 28.3 ± 3.3 | 27.7 ± 3.1 | 26.2 ± 3.4 | <0.001 * |
| Median region | Median | 24.5 ± 3.9 | 21.8 ± 3.5 | 31.7 ± 1.9 | 31.0 ± 1.9 | 28.6 ± 2.7 | 27.2 ± 2.6 | <0.001 * |
# p-Value refers to comparison of the average temperatures of the body regions between the right and left hands; Wilcoxon test—presented median; Student’s t test—mean and standard deviation; * p < 0.05; R—right; L—left.