Table 2.

Rectal and skin temperatures before and after cold exposure for 90 min

Site	0 min	90 min	Change	P value
Rectal temperature	37.01 ± 0.24	36.83 ± 0.46	0.18 ± 0.27	0.1794
Skin temperature
Forehead	35.04 ± 0.23	29.70 ± 1.18	5.32 ± 1.15	< 0.0001
Abdomen	35.23 ± 0.65	31.79 ± 0.89	3.44 ± 0.33	< 0.0001
Forearm	33.62 ± 0.33	20.58 ± 1.97	13.05 ± 1.97	< 0.0001
Hand	34.59 ± 0.38	18.43 ± 1.08	16.16 ± 0.83	< 0.0001
Thigh	34.55 ± 0.86	27.63 ± 1.17	6.92 ± 1.15	< 0.0001
Shin	34.18 ± 0.42	24.13 ± 1.47	10.05 ± 1.40	< 0.0001
Instep	33.88 ± 0.83	18.84 ± 0.94	15.03 ± 0.68	< 0.0001
Mean T sk	34.60 ± 0.52	26.71 ± 0.93	7.89 ± 0.66	< 0.0001

Values are indicated as mean ± SD. Mean T _sk shows mean skin temperature calculated using Hardy and DuBois formula. P values were analyzed by paired t test