Table 1.

TsK, KEA, PS, and VAS results in all experimental time points

Variable	Group	T-rest	T30	T60	T90	T120	T150	T180
TsK (ºC)	CG
	Male**	31.1±0.7	31.0±0.7	31.0±0.7	31.0±0.6	31.0±0.6	31.0±0.6	31.0±0.6
	Female	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9	30.0±0.9
	EG
	Male	30.8±0.7	30.8±0.7	30.9±0.7	30.9±0.6	30.9±0.5	31.0±0.6	31.1±0.6
	Female	30.8±0.5	30.8±0.6	30.9±0.6	31.0±0.6	31.0±0.6	31.1±0.7	31.1±0.6
KEA (rad)	CG	32.4±12.2	32.5±12.3	32.5±12.3	32.8±12.3	32.9±12.3	32.9±12.3	32.9±12.3
	EGΔ	35.8±9.1	30.2±7.9c)	24.7±7.5c)	19.2±7.1c)	16.9±6.8c)	15.7±6.6c)	15.1±7.0c)
PS (kgf)	CG	6.6±2.0	6.5±1.9	6.5±1.8	6.3±1.8	6.3±1.8a)	6.3±1.8b)	6.3±1.7a)
	EG	4.5±1.2	5.4±1.3c)	6.1±1.6c)	6.3±1.7c)	6.3±1.8c)	6.2±1.8c)	6.0±1.7c),*
VAS (cm)	CG	0.8±1.2	0.8±1.2	1.0±1.3	1.2±1.4	1.3±1.6	1.5±1.7	1.8±1.8
	EGΔ	1.3±1.3	3.2±1.5c)	5.8±1.9c)	8.2±1.9c)	9.2±1.0c)	9.5±0.7c)	9.5±0.7c)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

TsK, average skin temperature; KEA, knee extension angle; PS, passive stiffness; VAS, visual analogue scale; CG, control group; EG, experimental group. Intragroup difference from T-rest:

^a)P<0.05.

^b)P<0.01.

^c)P<0.001.

^*P<0.01, intragroup difference for T120.

^#P<0.05,

^ΔP<0.01, intergroup differences.

^**P<0.05, between sex difference.