Table 3.
Classification and comparison between right and left fingers temperatures, according to ISO 11079:2007 [28].
| Without Knife (n = 48) | |||||||
| Right Hand n (%) | Left Hand n (%) | ||||||
| Dorsal Surface | ≤15 °C | 15.1−24 °C | >24 °C | ≤15 °C | 15.1−24 °C | >24 °C | p # |
| Finger 1 | 2 (4.2) | 19 (39.6) | 27 (56.2) | 2 (4.2) | 20 (41.7) | 26 (54.1) | 0.837 |
| Finger 2 | 3 (6.3) | 22 (45.8) | 23 (47.9) | 3 (6.3) | 20 (41.7) | 25 (52.1) | 0.683 |
| Finger 3 | 2 (4.2) | 23 (47.9) | 23 (47.9) | 4 (8.3) | 18 (37.5) | 26 (54.2) | 0.414 |
| Finger 4 | 3 (6.3) | 21 (43.8) | 24 (50.0) | 4 (8.3) | 18 (37.5) | 26 (54.2) | 0.838 |
| Finger 5 | 5 (10.4) | 20 (41.7) | 23 (47.9) | 2 (4.2) | 21 (43.8) | 25 (52.1) | 0.838 |
| Total | 15 (6.3) | 105 (43.8) | 120 (50.0) | 15 (6.3) | 97 (40.4) | 128 (53.3) | |
| Palmar Surface | |||||||
| Finger 1 | 2 (4.2) | 20 (41.7) | 26 (54.2) | 2 (4.2) | 20 (41.7) | 26 (54.2) | 1.000 |
| Finger 2 | 4 (8.3) | 22 (45.8) | 22 (45.8) | 3 (6.3) | 25 (52.1) | 20 (41.7) | 0.538 |
| Finger 3 | 2 (4.2) | 24 (50.0) | 22 (45.8) | 2 (4.2) | 25 (52.1) | 21 (43.8) | 0.837 |
| Finger 4 | 2 (4.2) | 25 (52.1) | 21 (43.8) | 2 (4.2) | 24 (50.0) | 22 (45.8) | 0.837 |
| Finger 5 | 4 (8.3) | 22 (45.8) | 22 (45.8) | 4 (8.3) | 23 (47.9) | 21 (43.8) | 1.000 |
| Total | 14 (5.8) | 113 (47.1) | 113 (47.1) | 13 (5.4) | 117 (48.8) | 110 (45.8) | |
| With Knife (n = 58) | |||||||
| Right Hand n (%) | Left Hand n (%) | ||||||
| Dorsal Surface | ≤15 °C | 15.1–24 °C | >24 °C | ≤15 °C | 15.1−24 °C | >24 °C | p# |
| Finger 1 | 1 (1.7) | 30 (51.7) | 27 (46.6) | 2 (3.4) | 36 (62.1) | 20 (34.5) | 0.186 |
| Finger 2 | 4 (6.9) | 30 (51.7) | 24 (41.4) | 4 (6.9) | 36 (62.1) | 18 (31.0) | 0.246 |
| Finger 3 | 4 (6.9) | 30 (51.7) | 24 (41.4) | 11 (19.0) | 34 (58.6) | 13 (22.4) | 0.048 * |
| Finger 4 | 3 (5.2) | 32 (55.2) | 23 (39.7) | 11 (19.0) | 33 (56.9) | 14 (24.1) | 0.114 |
| Finger 5 | 2 (3.4) | 33 (56.9) | 23 (39.7) | 10 (17.2) | 37 (63.8) | 11 (19.0) | 0.026 * |
| Total | 14 (4.8) | 155 (53.4) | 121 (41.7) | 38 (13.1) | 176 (60.7) | 76 (26.2) | |
| Palmar Surface | |||||||
| Finger 1 | 1 (1.7) | 30 (51.7) | 27 (46.6) | 1 (1.7) | 39 (67.2) | 18 (31.0) | 0.086 |
| Finger 2 | 1 (1.7) | 33 (56.9) | 24 (41.4) | 3 (5.2) | 42 (72.4) | 13 (22.4) | 0.028 * |
| Finger 3 | 1 (1.7) | 36 (62.1) | 21 (36.2) | 4 (6.9) | 42 (72.4) | 12 (20.7) | 0.064 |
| Finger 4 | 2 (3.4) | 35 (60.3) | 21 (36.2) | 3 (5.2) | 43 (74.1) | 12 (20.7) | 0.064 |
| Finger 5 | 1 (1.7) | 36 (62.1) | 21 (36.2) | 7 (12.1) | 42 (72.4) | 9 (15.5) | 0.021 * |
| Total | 6 (2.1) | 170 (58.6) | 114 (39.3) | 18 (6.2) | 208 (71.7) | 64 (22.1) | |
# Comparisons between right and left hands’ medium temperatures classified as ≤24 °C end > 24 °C; Chi-Square test; * p < 0.05.